Accounting and Finance at Bridgewater State University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting and finance school? To help you decide if Bridgewater State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting and finance program.

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 10,990. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from Bridgewater State.

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

Bridgewater State Accounting and Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance

Bridgewater State Accounting and Finance Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting and finance major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting and Finance. 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
Most Popular Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Accounting and Finance Schools	6
Most Focused Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Accounting and Finance Schools	20
Best Accounting and Finance Schools	22

Accounting and Finance Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting and finance majors at Bridgewater State University.

Bridgewater State Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 105 accounting and finance majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting and finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Bridgewater State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance 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 accounting and finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	76
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Bridgewater State also has a doctoral program available in accounting and finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting

Careers That Accounting and Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting and finance 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
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Budget Analysts	1,710	$85,320

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.