Social Work at Bridgewater State University

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

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and approximately 10,651 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,191 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State University in 2021, 82 of them were social work majors.

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

Bridgewater State Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Bridgewater State Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work 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 social work major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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
	29
	44
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	236

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in social work from Bridgewater State. This makes it the #133 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Bridgewater State Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater State is $38,204. This is 20% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at Bridgewater State awarded 82 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Bridgewater State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bridgewater State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Bridgewater State Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Bridgewater State. About 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Bridgewater State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Bridgewater State, 69% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,040	$69,190

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.