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title: Bridgewater State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Bridgewater, MA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $57,466 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,347 – $78,949 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,746 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,760 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 53% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $26,160 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $29,466 | derived |

**53% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $18,746 (≈ 33% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $26,362 to $70,437 across 35 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $70,437 | $17,089 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $67,502 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,602 | $24,586 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $51,569 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $51,446 | $40,772 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $51,257 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $50,152 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $47,202 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $45,960 | $20,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $44,582 | $30,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,074 | $23,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,643 | $27,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,273 | $25,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,918 | $25,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,859 | $27,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,397 | $19,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $40,039 | not reported |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,151 | $25,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,461 | $28,300 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,204 | $25,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,036 | $23,421 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,843 | $23,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,336 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,273 | $24,135 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,807 | $20,814 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,884 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,835 | $24,681 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,668 | $25,248 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,990 | $24,030 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,863 | $24,490 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,791 | $24,250 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,257 | $26,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,432 | $26,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,696 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,362 | $24,009 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Bridgewater State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?165024

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