Liberal Arts General Studies at Bridgewater College

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Bridgewater College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and approximately 1,597 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Bridgewater Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Bridgewater Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how Bridgewater performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Bridgewater is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	99
	100
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,220
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,425

Earnings of Bridgewater Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater is $42,293. This is 31% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Bridgewater

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Bridgewater College.

Bridgewater Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bridgewater, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater College with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bridgewater also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Bridgewater College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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 Alma mater under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.