Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Bridgewater State University offers 129 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,205 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Bridgewater State. 1,662 students completed bachelor's programs and 446 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Bridgewater State. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	51	NOT OFFERED	1,662	605	1,057
Master's	35	1	446	105	341
Post-Graduate Certificate	23	NOT OFFERED	38	13	25
Less than 12-Weeks Certificate	20	NOT OFFERED	59	13	46

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Bridgewater State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($66,570) after graduation and the Accounting and Related Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $55,780 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Computer Science	$66,570	$5,548	$24,586	$261
Accounting and Related Services	$55,780	$4,648	$23,000	$244
Air Transportation	$53,648	$4,471	$25,000	$265
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$50,098	$4,175	$25,000	$265
Chemistry	$49,769	$4,147	$27,000	$286
Mathematics	$48,596	$4,050	$25,000	$265
Economics	$45,418	$3,785	$23,421	$248
Political Science and Government	$45,036	$3,753	$20,814	$221
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$44,955	$3,746	$24,135	$256
Biology, General	$44,197	$3,683	$23,250	$246
Special Education and Teaching	$43,079	$3,590	$27,000	$286
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,880	$3,573	$27,000	$286

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Accounting and Related Services	$78,114	$6,510	$17,089	$194
Social Work	$58,775	$4,898	$40,772	$464
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$58,619	$4,885	$20,500	$233
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,145	$4,429	$20,500	$233
Special Education and Teaching	$53,025	$4,419	$20,500	$233
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$48,290	$4,024	$30,750	$350

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Bridgewater State University.

At the school, the Psychology Bachelor program has the most completers of 218 and the Management Science Bachelor program has the second most completers of 142 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Psychology	218	28	190
Management Science	142	82	60
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	118	47	71
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	107	50	57
Accounting and Finance	80	48	32
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	73	18	55
Social Work	70	12	58
Elementary Education and Teaching	68	8	60
Biology/Biological Sciences	57	16	41
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	53	34	19

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Social Work	90	12	78
Special Education and Teaching	65	14	51
Educational Leadership and Administration	32	7	25
Elementary Education and Teaching	31	1	30
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	22	1	21
Business Administration and Management	21	11	10
Reading Teacher Education	19	2	17
Clinical Psychology	18	3	15
Accounting	16	10	6
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	16	-	16

Popular 12-Week Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	23	3	20
Foreign Languages and Literatures	6	5	1
Women's Studies	5	1	4
Accounting	4	1	3
Special Education and Teaching	4	-	4
Business/Commerce	4	1	3
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	3	1	2
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	3	2	1
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	2	-	2
Educational/Instructional Technology	2	-	2

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Women's Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	107	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Special Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	47	65	NOT OFFERED	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	0
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	68	31	NOT OFFERED	1
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	5	NOT OFFERED	0
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	3	NOT OFFERED	0
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	9	NOT OFFERED	4
Health Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	3
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	0	NOT OFFERED	1
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	9	NOT OFFERED	1
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	4	NOT OFFERED	1
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	0
Physics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	1
Spanish Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geography and Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, General	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Optics/Optical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	218	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	118	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	90	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	142	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	142	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at Bridgewater State

Degree Programs Overview

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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