General Public Health at Bridgewater State University

If you plan to study general public health, 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 has a total student population of 10,651. In 2021, 10 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State.

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

Bridgewater State General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

Bridgewater State General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Bridgewater State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at Bridgewater State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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
	63
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
	143
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best Value General Public Health Schools	272
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	277
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	320
Best General Public Health Schools	347

General Public Health Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The general public health program at Bridgewater State awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Bridgewater State since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bridgewater State also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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.