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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus BSW in Social Work

57 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$35,060 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Social Work. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Social Work is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social work, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the BGSU BSW in Social Work

#239 in the U.S
#8 in Ohio

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at BGSU was ranked #239 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #8 in Ohio.

Here are some of the other rankings for BGSU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work80
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates95
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans106
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work107
Best Value Colleges for Social Work128
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work129
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)139
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools148
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans153
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates154
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)167
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans172
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates179
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)183
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)186
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)186
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)190
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)190
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)199
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)202
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)204
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)205
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)209
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools214
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)220
Most Popular Colleges for Social Work232
Best Social Work Schools239
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)256
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)269
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work271
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)276
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)282
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work285
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)292
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work390
Most Focused Colleges for Social Work503

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Work from BGSU Cost?

$11,573 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

BGSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at BGSU paid an average of $727 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $394 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,463$17,452
Fees$2,110$2,110
Books and Supplies$728$728
On Campus Room and Board$10,714$10,714
On Campus Other Expenses$4,006$4,006

Learn more about BGSU tuition and fees.

BGSU Social Work BSW Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Social Work students who received their bachelor’s degree at BGSU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,264.

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How Much Can You Make With a BSW in Social Work From BGSU?

$35,060 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of social work students who receive their bachelor’s degree from BGSU is $35,060 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $30,412.

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Does BGSU Offer an Online BSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the BGSU social work bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BGSU Online Learning page.

BGSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Work

57 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
93.0% Women
15.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 57 bachelor’s degrees in social work awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 93.0% of the social work students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 88.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social work at BGSU in 2019-2020, 15.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White46
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BSW in Social Work Focus Areas at BGSU

Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Social Work57

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.

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