Inside Academics at Bowie State University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Bowie State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 16 students per faculty member, Bowie State University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. At Bowie State University, 44% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Bowie State University offers 34 majors with reported completions across 18 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Bowie State University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Bowie State University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Bowie State University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Bowie State University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 3,221 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Bowie State University retains and graduates its students — 68% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Bowie State University.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Bowie State University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Bowie State University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Bowie State University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Bowie State University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Bowie State University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Bowie State University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at Bowie State University — regional and program accreditation status