Accounting at Bridgewater State University

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

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and approximately 10,651 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 88 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State.

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

Bridgewater State Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Bridgewater State Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	39
Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	196
Most Popular Accounting Schools	216
Most Popular Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	407
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	533
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	917
Best Accounting Schools	1,171

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Bridgewater State. This makes it the #216 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Bridgewater State Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater State is $44,074. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Bridgewater State University.

Bridgewater State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Bridgewater State. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Bridgewater State since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Bridgewater State 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 State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Bridgewater State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Bridgewater State in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Bridgewater State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Bridgewater State, 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 State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Bridgewater State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040

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 Jeremy Foote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.