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Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (16% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 46% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,087 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

767 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 52% of graduates; 23 programs in 17 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020116% 123
    Graduates in this field earn $70,427 4 years out
  2. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01049.9% 76
    Graduates in this field earn $67,303 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01019.6% 74
    Graduates in this field earn $54,082 4 years out
  4. Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician 10.02029.1% 70
    Graduates in this field earn $56,818 4 years out
  5. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 11.99997.3% 56
    Graduates in this field earn $97,030 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 4.5% → 12% of graduates since 2014–15 (93 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$103,814 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,278

    4 years after completion$103,814
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $79,102 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 55 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$97,030 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $58,006

    4 years after completion$97,030
    National median: $77,632Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $70,172 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,500 · 149 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,427 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $50,683

    4 years after completion$70,427
    National median: $68,257About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $62,030 · Non-Pell: $52,571(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,897 · 324 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. History$68,077 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$68,077
    National median: $50,680Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 39 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Criminal Justice and Corrections$67,303 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,367

    4 years after completion$67,303
    National median: $55,378Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $51,835 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 177 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty46%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$99,805

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$10,087
$10,087
← Lessmore than 43% of 557More →
Endowment per student$9,347
$9,347
← Lessmore than 39% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)