The main focus area for this major is Liberal Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Bridgewater College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Bridgewater was ranked #210 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #7 in Virginia.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Bridgewater was $1,270 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $36,800 | $36,800 |
Fees | $920 | $920 |
Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,360 | $13,360 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,280 | $2,280 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Liberal Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at Bridgewater took out an average of $26,500 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $23,628.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater is $42,402 per year. That is 38% higher than the national average of $30,751.
Online degrees for the Bridgewater liberal arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Bridgewater Online Learning page.
About 93.8% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at Bridgewater in 2019-2020, 6.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts | 16 |
*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.
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