General Economics at Bridgewater State University

If you are interested in studying general economics, 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 approximately 10,651 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Bridgewater State.

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

Bridgewater State General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Bridgewater State General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
	173
	214
	258
	299
	310
	311
	317
	325
	453
	464

General Economics Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Bridgewater State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics 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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.