Bachelor's-1% vs national median764 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University
Ranked 123rd of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,696
middle 50%: $27,561 – $49,992
Median · 5 years out
$59,053
middle 50%: $43,798 – $75,187
Median · 10 years out
$74,668
middle 50%: $53,186 – $100,888
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences alumni from Bridgewater State University earn $39k in their first year. Year 10 median pay is $75k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,489 total interest
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$59,310 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$59,179 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$59,176 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$59,127 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$59,055 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$59,050 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$58,815 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$58,764 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$58,715 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$58,682 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Bridgewater State University
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$101,862 · 5 yrs out
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$97,324 · 5 yrs out
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Education (Master's)
$84,481 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$79,121 · 5 yrs out
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$77,976 · 5 yrs out
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$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$72,371 · 5 yrs out