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Bridgewater College

History, Other (54.0199)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




History and Political Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 540199

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20464210
2020-2134347
2021-22363910
2022-23363513
2023-2424278

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.81123$ 2,743

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.5178




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19527
2019-209110
2020-21527
2021-227310
2022-239413
Five Year Summary351247
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years040047438147



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)5472%$48,298$53,131$66,726
2013-14 (8 years)6365%$50,009$58,751$76,716
2016-17 (5 years)5175%$46,103$53,486$68,604
2018-19 (3 years)4674%$42,225$55,403$65,145
2020-21 (18 months)4271%$22,992$32,728$53,173



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-184180.4%$ 23,878$ 27,000$ 32,148$ 32,500
2014-15 to 2018-193882.6%$ 21,500$ 27,000$ 32,761$ 33,000
2015-16 to 2019-203274.4%$ 21,750$ 28,000$ 31,829$ 33,000
2016-17 to 2020-213276.2%$ 24,419$ 28,000$ 30,910$ 36,182
2017-18 to 2021-223576.1%$ 22,000$ 27,000$ 30,058$ 35,999
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-184180.4%$ 26,125$ 31,500$ 42,913$ 52,243
2014-15 to 2018-193882.6%$ 26,125$ 33,000$ 45,419$ 69,108
2015-16 to 2019-203274.4%$ 26,102$ 31,500$ 43,735$ 59,280
2016-17 to 2020-213276.2%$ 26,458$ 31,500$ 41,755$ 51,846
2017-18 to 2021-223576.1%$ 23,803$ 31,500$ 43,346$ 53,848


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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