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Ferrum College

Political Science and Government, General (45.1001)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Political Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 451001

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
2018-1913127
2019-2011102
2020-21663
2021-2212133
2022-231095

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.42127$ 2,117

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
2019-20202
2020-21213
2021-22303
2022-23235
Five Year Summary16420
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 Years011120015120



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)2157%$45,071$68,832$98,681
2013-14 (8 years)2352%$43,672$59,811$85,408
2016-17 (5 years)3047%$36,825$44,002$49,601
2018-19 (3 years)4450%$29,233$35,289$48,897
2020-21 (18 months)6341%$37,066$80,158$86,318



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 2017-183284.2%$ 26,811$ 29,935$ 32,673$ 45,000
2014-15 to 2018-193479.1%$ 26,811$ 28,678$ 32,025$ 45,000
2015-16 to 2019-202976.3%$ 26,922$ 29,870$ 33,241$ 45,000
2016-17 to 2020-212575.8%$ 26,844$ 28,446$ 31,951$ 45,000
2017-18 to 2021-222379.3%$ 20,500$ 26,922$ 30,907$ 45,000
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 2017-183284.2%$ 43,287$ 49,973$ 50,375$ 59,631
2014-15 to 2018-193479.1%$ 37,500$ 50,907$ 49,405$ 58,379
2015-16 to 2019-202976.3%$ 37,500$ 52,527$ 50,413$ 58,379
2016-17 to 2020-212575.8%$ 29,528$ 46,000$ 48,926$ 57,370
2017-18 to 2021-222379.3%$ 27,000$ 45,000$ 48,188$ 57,571


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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