Education at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and approximately 18,142 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 475 education majors received their bachelor's degree from BGSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

BGSU Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at BGSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

BGSU does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

BGSU Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how BGSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at BGSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Education Basic Certificate Schools	56
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	395

In 2021, 192 students received their master’s degree in education from BGSU. This makes it the #214 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #311 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 475 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from BGSU in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at BGSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	400
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

BGSU Education Master’s Program

The education program at BGSU awarded 192 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from BGSU, 87% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	167
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

BGSU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	214
Other Education	105
Teacher Education Grade Specific	105
Teacher Education Subject Specific	95
Curriculum & Instruction	82
Educational Administration	47
Student Counseling	40

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Elementary School Teachers	51,880	$62,430
Teacher Assistants	40,710	$27,290
Middle School Teachers	32,080	$62,130
Preschool Teachers	15,390	$29,020

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.