Psychology at Bridgewater State University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Bridgewater State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 10,651.

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

Bridgewater State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Bridgewater State Psychology Rankings

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

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

Bridgewater State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	237
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Bridgewater State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Bridgewater State, 60% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Bridgewater State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bridgewater State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	345
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8

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 MA, the home state for Bridgewater State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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

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