General Psychology at Bridgewater State University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 345 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bridgewater State.

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 State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Bridgewater State General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Bridgewater State 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 State 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
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	83
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	317

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from Bridgewater State. This is the #317 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Bridgewater State Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater State is $33,990. This is 19% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 345 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 79% 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	29
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	274
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.