Education at Bridgewater State University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Bridgewater State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and approximately 10,651 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 235 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Bridgewater State Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Bridgewater State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Bridgewater State does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Bridgewater State Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Bridgewater State, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bridgewater State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	203
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bridgewater State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	100
Teacher Education Subject Specific	85
Teacher Education Grade Specific	40
Educational Administration	37
Student Counseling	27
Teaching English or French	11

Related Majors

• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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.