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Ferrum College

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (24.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Liberal Arts
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 240101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  07/1975
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2016-17403613
2017-1829286
2018-1929287
2019-20101
2020-21320

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.79128$ 3,447

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
4.25102




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
2018-19707
2019-20101
Five Year Summary808
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 Years000080808



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)6281%$46,153$50,611$58,065
2013-14 (8 years)6871%$42,466$51,810$57,223
2016-17 (5 years)5871%$43,902$48,333$56,211
2018-19 (3 years)4379%$42,538$45,814$53,248
2020-21 (18 months)2793%$42,528$43,882$47,915



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 2017-183681.8%$ 27,000$ 34,608$ 37,261$ 42,812
2014-15 to 2018-193479.1%$ 25,750$ 31,723$ 33,811$ 40,773
2015-16 to 2019-202573.5%$ 23,196$ 29,946$ 32,871$ 40,166
2016-17 to 2020-212074.1%$ 22,471$ 27,839$ 33,204$ 43,226
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 2017-183681.8%$ 35,612$ 46,297$ 51,632$ 68,147
2014-15 to 2018-193479.1%$ 32,446$ 44,925$ 47,548$ 60,050
2015-16 to 2019-202573.5%$ 29,660$ 45,000$ 48,879$ 69,529
2016-17 to 2020-212074.1%$ 26,375$ 43,226$ 46,056$ 65,366


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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