Music at Bridgewater State University

If you plan to study music, 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 approximately 10,651 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 music majors received their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State.

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

Bridgewater State Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Bridgewater State Music Rankings

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

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 music major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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
	15
Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	543

Music Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from Bridgewater State. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Bridgewater State since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Bridgewater State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Music Directors and Composers	260	$56,200
Sound Engineering Technicians	190	$57,110

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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