Special Education at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,142.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

BGSU Special Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Special Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

BGSU Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at BGSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Special Ed Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at BGSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	184
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	150
General Special Education	64

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	7,160	$56,180
Special Education Professors	6,350	$60,340
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,370	$59,940
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Special Education Teachers	1,430	$42,690

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.