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Sociology at Bridgewater State University

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Sociology at Bridgewater State University

If you are interested in studying sociology, 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 has a total student population of 10,651. Of the 2,191 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State University in 2021, 58 of them were sociology majors.

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

Bridgewater State Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Bridgewater State Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
161
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 217
Most Focused Sociology Schools 279

Earnings of Bridgewater State Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater State is $34,668. This is 13% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Sociology Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 58 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Bridgewater State in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 43
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors 730 $85,270
Sociologists 120 $111,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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