Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (BGSU) is a four-year, public school located in Bowling Green, OH.
It offers 101 graduate programs - 61 Master's, 19 Doctorate, 20 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,291 for in-state and $16,283 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,811 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,594 students at BGSU. BGSU offers online graduate programs and 1,204 out of 2,811 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find BGSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,291 for Ohio residents and $16,283 for out-of-state students. It offers 101 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,013 students
1,204 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,291
Out-of-State$16,283 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 101 Graduate Programs
61 Master's, 19 Doctorate, 21 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Ohio residents, the tuition & fees are $10,291 and $16,283 for non-Ohio residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $467 for Ohio residents and $800 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,418 | $14,410 |
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| Fees | $1,873 | $1,873 |
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| Cost per Credit | $467 | $800 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $14,508 (On-Campus) / $12,150 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,600 (On-Campus) / $4,400 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,199 | $35,191 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,641 | $33,633 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $9,831 | $9,831 | $10,291 | $10,291 | $10,291 |
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| Out-of-State | $15,823 | $15,823 | $16,283 | $16,283 | $16,283 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 101 major areas - 61 Master's (7 online programs), 19 Doctorate (1 online programs), 20 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 1,044 students have been conferred Master's degree and 172 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,044 | 172 | 92 | 9 |
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| Men | 410 | 79 | 20 | 3 |
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| Women | 634 | 93 | 72 | 6 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Architecture | 15 |
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NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
BGSU graduate schools have a total of 3,013 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,209 male and 1,804 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,510 full-time and 1,503 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,204 students enrolled through online exclusively and 410 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,982 White, 188 Black, and 58 Asian students are attending at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
78 grad students are younger than 22 and 530 students are older than 65. It has 1,521 students aged between 22 and 30 and 682 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,013 |
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| Men | 1,209 |
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| Women | 1,804 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,013 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,510 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,503 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,013 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 58 |
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| Black | 188 |
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| Hispanic | 122 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 1,982 |
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| Two or more races | 108 |
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| Un-Known | 66 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,013 |
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| 21 & Under | 78 |
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| 22-24 | 826 |
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| 25-29 | 695 |
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| 30-34 | 407 |
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| 35-39 | 275 |
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| 40 & Over | 530 |
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Online Population
At Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduate schools, 1,204 students enrolled online exclusively and 410 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,811 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,204 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 410 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,197 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,204 |
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| Ohio Resident | 972 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 220 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 8 |
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