Economics at Bridgewater College

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Bridgewater College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and approximately 1,597 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater.

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

Bridgewater Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bridgewater Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics 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 economics major at Bridgewater is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
	246
	248
Best Economics Schools	318
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	409
Best Value Economics Schools	436
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	498
Most Focused Economics Schools	582
Most Popular Economics Schools	751

Economics Student Demographics at Bridgewater

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

Bridgewater Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Bridgewater. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Bridgewater since its program graduates 64% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

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 economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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.