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Bowie State University
Bowie, MD · Public · 5,043 students · mostly bachelor degrees
44th-cheapest of 69 Maryland colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$19,298
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,220
Graduation rate
38%
Admission rate
72%
Median graduate earnings
$54,537
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,985
Median ACT
19
Pell grant recipients
44%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
58 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree3 grads/yr$135,681Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$103,814Public Administration · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$98,800Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$97,030Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$86,829Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other · Master's Degree33 grads/yr$83,948Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$79,149College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$76,499Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$75,995Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree147 grads/yr$70,427Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$68,077Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree102 grads/yr$67,303Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$60,746Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$59,995Social Work · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$57,224Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$57,075Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree97 grads/yr$56,818Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$55,788Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree87 grads/yr$54,082Child Development · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$53,181English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$48,707Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$33,841
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.