Bridgewater State University

The published cost of attendance at Bridgewater State University is $26,160, an average across living arrangements. In-state tuition and fees are $11,808, and room and board is $15,247.

Out-of-state students face tuition and fees of $17,948. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients is $16,383.

That is $2,315 above the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Financial aid reduces the sticker price by $9,777 on average, covering about 37% of the published cost for the typical aid recipient.

Azimuth ranks the university #494 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Bridgewater State University’s published cost of attendance is $26,160 (an average across living arrangements), but aid recipients face markedly different average net prices by family-income band. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $10,007 for the lowest family-income band, $11,579 for the lower-middle band, $13,559 for the middle band, $16,904 for the upper-middle band, and $21,176 for the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,169. Azimuth ranks the public university #494 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 37% of the published cost, an average savings of $9,777. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $16,383, which is $2,315 above the peer median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Published in-state tuition is $11,808, out-of-state tuition is $17,948, and room and board is $15,247. The overall average price sits above its comparable-institution benchmark despite the aid offset.

Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt at completion is $24,286, and 92.8% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $276 a month if repaid over ten years.

The peer median debt is $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size), making Bridgewater State University’s median $3,057 above that figure. Parent PLUS borrowers have median borrowing of $18,070.

Graduates earn about $1,898 less than the model expects for similar students, though the median four years after completion is $59,669. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, putting Bridgewater State University $2,368 above that mark.

Azimuth places its return pillar in the 42nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between graduate earnings and the model's expectation for similar students, is in the 48th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,809. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,707.

The median earnings figure is in the 50th percentile. Above-peer earnings sit alongside below-expected earnings.

Bridgewater State University posts median earnings of $59,669 four years after completion, a middle-of-the-pack result among the institutions Azimuth tracks. The measure covers federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, rather than every person who attended the university.

Azimuth places those earnings in the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, using an earnings cohort of 3,078 completers. The typical earnings scenario is $59,669, based on the program mix; it is a scenario, not an observed group of graduates.

Graduates earn about $1,898 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, offers a separate model-based check on the median.

An estimated 32.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The central earnings figure and the model result point in different directions.

Bridgewater State University has median earnings of $59,669 four years after completion for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That figure sits in the 50th percentile.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, with the university's median $2,368 above it. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, falls in the 48th percentile.

Graduates earn about $1,898 less than the model expects for similar students. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,809.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,707. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $74.

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix run from a downside of $50,472 to an upside of $71,286. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 42nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The return picture is mixed: the school median is above the peer median, but graduates earn less than the model expects. Psychology is the largest bachelor's program, with 312 degrees awarded.

Its median earnings are $51,939 four years after completion; Azimuth ranks it #129 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Criminal Justice awarded 164 degrees and has median earnings of $64,178; Azimuth ranks it #17 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Criminal Justice has a benchmark ratio of 1.16x of the national median for its field. Subject-Area Teacher Education awarded 157 degrees, with median earnings of $58,255 and an Azimuth national rank of #27 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. These larger programs span different earnings levels and national positions.

Observed program earnings differ enough that earnings scenarios offer only a view of potential outcomes at Bridgewater State University. The downside and upside earnings scenarios, modeled from the program mix rather than observed groups, run from $50,472 to $71,286.

Among published program medians four years after completion, Computer Science reaches $87,099, Chemistry is $80,287, and Accounting is $79,315. Those observed program figures extend above the upside, so field choice and the scenario range describe different parts of the earnings picture.

At Bridgewater State University, federal borrowing deserves close attention alongside the graduate earnings record. Borrowers who completed had median federal student loan debt of $24,286, a measure that excludes Parent PLUS and private loans.

The peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $21,229, placing Bridgewater State University above that figure by $3,057. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $276 a month if repaid over ten years.

Parent borrowers are a separate group, with median Parent PLUS borrowing of $18,070. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, adds a less favorable result.

Graduates earn about $1,898 less than the model expects for similar students. Debt above the peer median and earnings below the model’s expectation point in the same direction.

At 87.8%, Bridgewater State University admits most applicants in the reported pool, a rate above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The comparison shows that admission was more common here than at the middle comparable institution in that release.

The nationally ranked programs at Bridgewater State University show several earnings levels four years after completion. Azimuth ranks Criminal Justice #17 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field; 164 degrees were awarded, and median earnings were $64,178.

For Chemistry, Azimuth places the field #24 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions; 25 degrees were awarded and median earnings reached $80,287. Social Work ranks #22 nationally by Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field, with 92 degrees awarded and $59,510 in median earnings.

Azimuth ranks Subject-Area Teacher Education #27 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field; it awarded 157 degrees and posted $58,255 in median earnings. The higher-earning pair and the more moderate programs point to a mixed return picture by field.

The strongest ranked fields pair prominent program standings with distinct earnings levels across the university’s offerings. Social Work ranks #22 nationally in Azimuth, with 92 degrees awarded and median earnings of $59,510 four years after completion.

Bridgewater State University awards bachelor's degrees across 20 programs with an Azimuth national rank and 24 with published four-year earnings data. The program mix is anchored by Business, which accounts for 17.1% of degrees awarded, followed by Education at 15.6% and Psychology at 15.1%.

The largest single programs are Psychology with 312 degrees awarded, Management Science with 188, and Criminal Justice with 164. Criminal Justice is the highest-ranked program, with 164 degrees awarded and median earnings of $64,178 four years after completion.

It carries a benchmark ratio of 1.16x against the national median for its field and ranks #4 in Massachusetts. Social Work ranks #22 nationally within its field and #1 in Massachusetts, with 92 degrees awarded.

Computer Science is the highest-earning program, at $87,099, though it awards only 44 degrees a year. Management Science, the second-largest program, reports median earnings of $64,769 and ranks #56 nationally.

Strength is concentrated in a few fields rather than spread across the university. The highest-ranked programs are in criminal justice, social work, and management, while the highest earnings come from a small computer science program. Across all fields, 9.6% of degrees awarded are in STEM.