Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater State University is a public college in Bridgewater, MA. Its average net price is $18,061 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,235
$30,001 to $48,000$11,267
$48,001 to $75,000$13,217
$75,001 to $110,000$16,825
$110,001 and up$23,368
$12,194Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,334Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$18,061Average Net Price
$15,805Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,200Books and Supplies
$3,938Other Expenses
36.4%Students on Pell Grants
72.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

87.8%Acceptance Rate
550 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 613SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,943
8 years after entry$57,412
10 years after entry$61,441
52.1%Graduation Rate
75.1%Retention Rate
$23,465Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Bridgewater, MALocation
Large suburbSetting
7,829Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,125 n=105$27,000 n=114
Air Transportation$47,579 Small program - rough guide n=48$23,636 Small program - rough guide n=56
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$50,574 n=103$25,972 Small program - rough guide n=87
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$38,922 Small program - rough guide n=39$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=72
Communications$43,107 n=203$24,146 n=190
Computer Science$58,466 Small program - rough guide n=65$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=63
Criminal Justice$46,928 n=226$26,876 n=208
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831$22,275 Small program - rough guide n=32
English Language and Literature, General$44,372 n=133Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geography and Environmental Studies$40,570 National median for this major n=35Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722$25,337 n=118
History$40,740 Small program - rough guide n=93$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$54,193 n=270$25,950 n=191
Marketing$53,234 n=115$25,750 Small program - rough guide n=94
Mathematics$45,019 Small program - rough guide n=60$23,883 Small program - rough guide n=70
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$51,906 Small program - rough guide n=35$25,990 Small program - rough guide n=32
Psychology$42,531 n=371$27,000 n=421
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$45,945 Small program - rough guide n=97$27,000 n=120
Sociology$40,955 Small program - rough guide n=65$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=84
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Studio Art$32,454 Small program - rough guide n=79$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=78
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$39,523 n=154$27,000 n=145
Teaching$47,395 n=192$27,000 n=198

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