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. In 2021, 21 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	93
	196
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	447
Best General Psychology Schools	503
	663
Best Value General Psychology Schools	713
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	876
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	1,006

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Bridgewater. This makes it the #288 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Bridgewater Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater is $26,753. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 21 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bridgewater, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 76% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bridgewater General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Bridgewater. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Bridgewater, 100% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.