Philosophy at Bridgewater State University

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

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and approximately 10,651 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Bridgewater State.

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

Bridgewater State Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Bridgewater State Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Bridgewater State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 philosophy major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	622

Philosophy Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

The philosophy program at Bridgewater State awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Bridgewater State since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy 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 philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290

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.