#1 public university in Ohio for career preparation
The Wall Street Journal
Here's why:
We’re national leaders to connect learning and working
BGSU is one of only eight institutions accepted into the first-ever National Work Integrated Learning Accelerator to create innovative applied learning experiences for students with industry partners.
Career Readiness is happening everywhere across campus
Work with faculty and staff across campus including a specialized Career Design Coach to engage, educate and empower your future with high-quality services in career development, planning and preparation, experiential learning and job attainment.
We offer things you can only get here. At BGSU, students learn how to do college – and life – with intention. You’ll find unique first-in-the-nation programs, high career placement rates and a community that is large enough to provide all the opportunities of a big school, but small enough that you can actually take advantage of it. Faculty, Life Design Coaches and Career Coaches all work together to guide, support and challenge you every step of the way. Here, opportunity isn't abstract. It is applied, personal and built into everything you do.
AI+X
Our AI + X program is the first in the nation to offer an AI degree you can tailor to your field, from computer science and physics to history, journalism and more. It builds your adaptability and competitiveness in today’s fast-changing job market. You’ll graduate ready to lead in a world where AI is everywhere and your unique mix of skills sets you apart.
Life Design
Succeed in college and beyond with guidance designed to move you forward. BGSU is a national leader in Life Design, the first university in the nation to launch it at this scale, pairing every student with a coach to explore purpose, set goals and build real-world skills like problem-solving, resilience and strategic planning for life after graduation.
Experience that pays off
In 2024, engineering students earned
$4 million
completing
218,000 co-op hours.
Future teachers spend nearly 1,000 hours
in real classrooms and graduate from Ohio’s largest single-site educator program. Nearly 100% who complete licensure have job offers within six months, many before they graduate.
Nearly 100% of BGSU nursing and medical laboratory science graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months. Most nursing students secure job offers months before graduation.
Business students tackle real-world challenges through simulations, internships and industry projects, graduating with median starting salaries above the national average.
Aviation students fly one of the most modern university fleets in the country and graduate with the flight hours and certifications needed to launch commercial pilot careers.
I take concepts we’re learning in class and implement them in my job. There is no better way to learn than by doing, I constantly apply my knowledge to real-life situations.
– Kevin Duke was hired full-time as an automation technician following his internship while still pursuing his bachelor’s degree in technology.
This experience is about more than the technical skills I learned. It’s about the connections I’ve made, the lives I’ve changed and how rewarding and fulfilling it is to be a nurse.
– Gabrielle Repko is heading into her final year with a full-time job already lined up at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic.
The on-campus airport access, along with highly educated instructors and state-of-the-art planes that our University provides its students, shows how the aviation program is truly a priority. I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Updated: 10/31/2025 03:18PM