Graduate Programs at Bridgewater College

Graduate School Overview

Bridgewater College (referred to as BC) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bridgewater, VA. Bridgewater College is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1925 - Current).

BC Directory Information
School Name	Bridgewater College (BC)
Address	402 E College St, Bridgewater, VA 22812-1599
Phone	540-828-8000
Web	https://www.bridgewater.edu/about-us
Online Application	https://www.bridgewater.edu/admissions-aid/apply
Financial Info	https://www.bridgewater.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-and-financial-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Bridgewater College is $19,930 in average. The school has 36 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,463 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 37 graduate programs through Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,930
Student Population	36
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	37 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bridgewater College is $19,930 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $642.

Bridgewater College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Bridgewater College offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Bridgewater College is $19,930. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.56% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$19,139	$1,246
2019-2020	$19,996	$627
2020-2021	$17,850	$400
2021-2022	$18,544	$700
2022-2023	$19,230	$700

The graduate school tuition & fees of BC is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $16,555 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bridgewater College	$19,930
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,587	$18,743
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$16,555

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $642 at Bridgewater College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.55% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	-
2019-2020	$600
2020-2021	$600
2021-2022	$620
2022-2023	$642

Graduate Programs at BC

Bridgewater College offers 4 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 30 students have completed their study at Bridgewater College.

Offered Degrees at Bridgewater College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	0	30
Total	4	0	30

The most popular program at Bridgewater College is the Athletic Training/Trainer program and last year 13 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Bridgewater College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	13
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	12
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	11
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	10
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	5

Bridgewater College offers 4 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 30 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	5
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers
Psychology	✕	2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	13
Business [+]	✕	10 completers
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	10
	Total	30

Graduate Student Population at BC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 36 students enrolled into Bridgewater College graduate schools where it has total 1,463 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 33 full-time and 3 part-time graduate students. By gender, 13 male and 23 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	36	13	23
Full-time	33	12	21
Part-tme	3	1	2

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 23 White (63.89%), 5 Black/African American (13.89%), 2 Hispanic (5.56%), and 6 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	36	13	23
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	5	3	2
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	23	7	16
Two More	5	1	4
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Bridgewater College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 5 graduate students (13.89% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	36
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	5
Not in Online Courses	31

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bridgewater College. 30 students are aged 20 to 24 (83.33% of total students), 1 students are aged above 50 (2.78%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bridgewater College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	36	13	23
Age 20-21	4	0	4
Age 22-24	26	10	16
Age 25-29	4	2	2
Age 30-34	1	1	0
Age 50-64	1	0	1

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