Psychology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study psychology, 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, 127 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from BGSU.

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

BGSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at BGSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, BGSU does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

BGSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at BGSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at BGSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	328
	396

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from BGSU. This makes it the #572 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at BGSU

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

BGSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 127 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from BGSU in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	92
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

BGSU Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 psychology majors earned their master's degree from BGSU. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. BGSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from BGSU, 75% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BGSU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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
General Psychology	144
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7

Related Majors

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

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$75,710
Psychology Professors	1,420	$83,230
Psychologists	380	$92,900

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.