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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Bridgewater College

If you are interested in studying General Family & Consumer Sciences, take a look at what Bridgewater College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Bridgewater College sits in Bridgewater, VA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 general family & consumer sciences graduations were recorded at Bridgewater College.

Online & Distance Learning at Bridgewater College

Online coursework is an option at Bridgewater College. Of 1,448 students, 15 (1%) studied exclusively online and 50 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduates from Bridgewater College

Those who finish Bridgewater College’s General Family & Consumer Sciences program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$23,649
3 years	$26,916
4 years	$24,700
5 years	$36,347

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates from Bridgewater College earn a median of $24,700, compared with $44,871 for all Bridgewater College graduates — about 45% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates from Bridgewater College stands at $26,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at Bridgewater College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at Bridgewater College are 93% women (14) and 7% men (1).

General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program at Bridgewater College

Of the 15 bachelor’s general family & consumer sciences degrees awarded at Bridgewater College, 93% were women (14) and 7% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Family & Consumer Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Bridgewater College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of General Family & Consumer Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Bridgewater College, lower than the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Family & Consumer Sciences Concentrations at Bridgewater College

This General Family & Consumer Sciences program at Bridgewater College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Sciences	15

Highest-Paying Careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduates

Those who complete General Family & Consumer Sciences program at Bridgewater College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.