Per-major median earnings and 10-year projection bands. Numbers come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release); trajectory bands come from the life-path model run server-side with a synthetic profile.
Median earnings of federally-aided graduates 10 years after first enrollment, across all majors at Bridgewater State University.
| Major | Graduates / yr | Median earnings 4 years out | Work in Massachusetts 1 year out | Graduate degree or certificate 5 years out | Trajectory | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 243 | $51,939 | 92% | 34% | Run mine | |
From 2016 to 2025, 134 Bridgewater State University graduates earned a research doctorate, most often in biological and biomedical sciences, social sciences, and physical sciences.
Research doctorates (PhD, EdD and similar) only: medical, law and business degrees aren't counted. The rate divides those doctorates by the bachelor's degrees Bridgewater State University awarded from 2008 to 2017, allowing for the typical eight-year gap; fields with longer paths, like the humanities, read low. Source: NCSES Survey of Earned Doctorates and IPEDS completions.
The rows above use a synthetic profile (median household income, in-state residency). The life-path tool runs the same model on your actual income, family size, residency, and intended major.
Open the life-path toolEarnings and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release). Last updated October 19, 2026. Methodology.
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. |
| 133 |
| $58,255 |
| 84% |
| 25% |
| Run mine |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 129 | $64,178 | 91% | — | Run mine |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 126 | $64,769 | 87% | — | Run mine |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 115 | $56,968 | 90% | — | Run mine |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 112 | $51,523 | 94% | 53% | Run mine |
| Social Work. | 78 | $59,510 | 92% | 41% | Run mine |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 78 | $51,020 | 90% | 37% | Run mine |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 72 | $79,315 | 90% | — | Run mine |
| History. | 58 | $52,936 | 92% | — | Run mine |
Median earnings: federally-aided graduates, ~4 years out (College Scorecard). Trajectory: 10-year projection from the life-path model with a synthetic profile — methodology.
Work in Massachusetts: of graduates working and not in school a year after graduating, the share whose job is in Massachusetts. Graduate degree or certificate: of graduates working and not in school five years after graduating, the share who had earned one. Anyone still in school isn't counted, so majors that lead to long graduate programs read low. A dash means the College Scorecard doesn't report the figure for that major, or counted fewer than 30 graduates.