Bridgewater State College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Bridgewater State College is a public, liberal arts college located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest of the state's nine state colleges outside of the University of Massachusetts system. It was originally founded by Horace Mann as a normal school in 1840. Since the 1960s, the school has expanded its program to comprise liberal arts, business, and aviation science. Bridgewater State College is made up of the following divisions:

• Continuing and Distance Education
• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education and Allied Studies
• School of Graduate Studies

Bridgewater State College has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities on campus. It is also home to various student clubs and organizations including the Inter-Fraternity Council, International and Exchange Club, Panhellenic Association, and Geography Enthusiasts Organization (GEO).

Bridgewater State College’s mascot is the Bear.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, nutrition and exercise therapy, therapy and counseling, media, and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,269 in 2009-2010 (8,730 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bridgewater State provides on-campus housing for 2,801 of its 8,730 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (New England Football Conference), basketball (Massachusetts State College Athletic Association), baseball (Massachusetts State College Athletic Association), and track (Massachusetts State College Athletic Association).

Graduate School Focus

Bridgewater State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (306 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Transportation/Transportation Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

• Computer Science

DESIGN (20 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (14 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (594 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Archeology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (110 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (20 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Studies
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (236 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (20 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (124 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (94 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (9 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded)

• Ethics
• Philosophy

SCIENCE (70 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology
• Geochemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (146 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (215 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (38 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations