General Psychology at Bridgewater College

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

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and approximately 1,597 students attend the school each year.

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

Bridgewater General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Bridgewater General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Bridgewater is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Bridgewater

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

Bridgewater General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bridgewater General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Bridgewater does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Bridgewater, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bridgewater College with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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 Bridgewater College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	23

Related Majors

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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.