Bridgewater State University Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Accounting Concentration, Accounting and Finance Major): 2027 Review

Score

63.1 of 100

Cost (20%)

10.0 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

5.6 of 10

Completion (15%)

5.7 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

2.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

6.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

8.1 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

6.3 of 10

Credits

120

Format

On Campus, Evenings and Weekends

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 8, 2026.

Bridgewater State sits a few miles from Boston, and its accounting students network with firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and State Street. The catalog also tells students who plan to reach the 150 certified public accountant (CPA) hours with undergraduate credits to add Auditing and Advanced Accounting I.

Bridgewater State University teaches the Bachelor of Science in Accounting as the accounting concentration of its Accounting and Finance major, in the Ricciardi College of Business. You'll take classes on the Bridgewater campus, by day or at night. The night option runs through the College of Continuing Studies with the same requirements.

• Students who work during the day: the evening option has the same curriculum, and you can take one, two or three courses a term.
• Students who want a CPA route: the catalog suggests electives for the 150 hours, and the university also offers a Master of Science in Accountancy.
• Transfer students: Transfer Services staff help with credit transfer, and 35% of undergraduates enter as transfers.
• Future investors: the Collegiate Investors student-managed fund and the Trading Room with Bloomberg terminals let you work with real market data.
• First-generation students: career panels feature alumni who work at PwC.

The accounting concentration requires a minimum of 63 credits. You start with Fundamentals of Financial Reporting and Financial Accounting. Intermediate Accounting I and II cover inventory, fixed assets and intangibles. Advanced Financial Reporting adds revenue recognition, pensions and leases. Cost Accounting stresses job order product costing.

ACFI 466 teaches you income tax law and Treasury regulations. Financial Information Systems and Control covers database management and internal control. Business Law I and Legal and Regulatory Processes cover the legal side. The CUBEs program lets you work with real businesses on faculty-led projects.

You'll also gain Bloomberg certification and can earn one part of the chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU) designation.

The accounting concentration needs at least 63 credits, within a degree of at least 120 earned credit hours. Cost Accounting runs in spring. Income tax and Advanced Financial Reporting run in fall. Evening students can attend full-time or part-time. If you want 150 hours through undergraduate credits alone, the catalog recommends ACFI 445 Auditing and ACFI 460 Advanced Accounting I as electives.

Bridgewater says you'll pay about $294 per credit.

Classes meet on the Bridgewater campus, day or night. Your average class has 22 students. Hundreds of financial institutions and businesses in nearby Boston hire interns and employees.

The concentration prepares you for the CPA and certified management accountant (CMA) exams. A Master of Science in Accountancy is available for the extra hours. The department says it's the only master's in accounting in southeastern Massachusetts that meets the Option One (Level 1) education requirement for the CPA exam. Student groups include the Accounting and Finance Club.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

A longtime alumnus profiled in the university's 2024 alumni story called the program rigorous and said it was broad and deep enough to compete with better-known business schools. The alumnus called the value of the education fantastic. One student interning at PwC said in a 2026 university story that Bridgewater helped them grow academically, professionally and socially.

A student quoted on the program page describes supportive faculty, staff and classmates. An alumnus on Niche in 2025 praised small classes and professor availability. The department says 86 percent of its graduates have careers in their chosen or a related field of business.

• Which night sections of Intermediate Accounting are offered each semester?
• How many credits do I need beyond this degree to reach 150 for the CPA exam?
• How do I join a CUBEs project with a real business?
• Which firms join networking outings, and how do I sign up?
• How would my transfer credits apply to the 63-credit concentration?

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