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Nursing at BGSU

BGSU graduates about 101 nursing majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 293rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1014% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$79,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%990–1200whole school

Around BGSU

The WFAL recording studio
WFAL recording studioPhoto: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Front side of an Alcatel Glimpse, showing primary camera.
Alcatel Glimpse frontPhoto: Mbrickn · CC0 · source
Hannah Hall at Bowling Green State University during its renovation into the Mau
Hanna Hall (Bowling Green State University)Photo: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University Hall with a nearby tent pitched for an event.
University Hall eventPhoto: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health and Human Services, Falcon Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 4 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Winona State University 48
  2. California State University–San Bernardino 48
  3. Fayetteville State University 48
  4. Wright State University 48
  5. Lewis University 48
  6. Farmingdale State College 48
  7. Claflin University 48
  8. SUNY Alfred State College 48

Other strong majors at BGSU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares BGSU with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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