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Design at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree · Design and Applied Arts
38 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition
39
Optimistic
38
Base Case
45
Pessimistic
Earnings $35,645/yr (5% vs median)
AI Risk High (38% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (101,000 openings/yr)
ROI 9.5x earnings multiple (6.0x out-of-state)
Ranked #120 of 290 Design and Applied Arts programs Top 50%

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Design graduates.

Optimistic
No Disruption		 Base Case
Gradual AI		 Pessimistic
Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings $536K $533K $501K
Earnings Multiple (In-State) 9.5x 9.5x 8.9x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State) 6.1x 6.0x 5.7x
Probability of Field Employment 63% 57% 46%
DegreeOutlook Score 39 38 45

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)
$56,324
Out-of-state: $88,280 (6.0x ROI)
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$83,672
-49% less than sticker · See by income
Median Debt at Graduation
$27,000
9.1 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$51,779
45% growth from Year 1

About Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus has a 81% acceptance rate, making it broadly accessible, enrolling 12,255 students in Bowling Green, OH.

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Top Career Paths

Art directors $111,040/yr
Architecture teachers, postsecondary $101,480/yr
Special effects artists and animators $99,800/yr
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Design at Other Schools

Carnegie Mellon University ($66,274) University of Southern California ($64,846) University of Washington-Seattle Campus ($63,449) University of California-Los Angeles ($57,615) Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ($52,694) University of Cincinnati-Main Campus ($52,526) Utah State University ($52,431) Interior Designers Institute ($51,188)

Other Majors at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Construction Engineering ($69,146) Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($68,261) Computer Engineering ($67,949) Engineering-Related Fields ($65,996) Management Information Systems and Services ($65,280) Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions ($62,869) Business Administration, Management and Operations ($60,807) Information Science/Studies ($60,359)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for Design at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus?
A score of 38/100 indicates below-average financial outcomes for Design. Earnings, ROI, or AI risk factors are pulling the score down.
Will AI replace Design careers?
With 38% of typical job tasks exposed to AI, this is one of the higher-risk fields. Our pessimistic scenario projects $500,852 in decade earnings vs $536,289 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →