Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how BGSU ranks in comparison to other schools with social work programs.
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The bachelor's program at BGSU was ranked #200 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #7 in Ohio.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus handed out 68 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is an increase of 19% over the previous year when 57 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in social work from BGSU. This makes it the #268 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.
Social Work majors who earn their bachelor's degree from BGSU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $34,024 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at BGSU, social work students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is about the same as the median debt load of allsocial work bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the social work program at BGSU is $362 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.
Of the 68 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BGSU, about 4% were men and 96% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at BGSU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 76% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 52 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 3 |
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social work master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 76% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 16 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 2 |
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