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Ferrum College

General Studies (24.0102)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Liberal Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 240102

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
2019-2028253
2020-21343
2021-228115
2022-23141914
2023-24131313

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.31128$ 2,651

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.5781




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
2018-19404
2019-20303
2020-21303
2021-22325
2022-2312214
Five Year Summary25429
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 Years071029118129



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)1560%
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)1878%$35,539$40,033$46,470
2018-19 (3 years)2055%$28,685$35,831$43,240
2020-21 (18 months)2060%$21,793$32,000$38,979



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 2017-181794.4%$ 29,446$ 39,604$ 38,757$ 49,861
2014-15 to 2018-191890.0%$ 29,322$ 40,453$ 38,366$ 49,861
2015-16 to 2019-201890.0%$ 29,446$ 41,765$ 38,991$ 49,861
2016-17 to 2020-211785.0%$ 29,446$ 39,740$ 38,376$ 49,861
2017-18 to 2021-221372.2%$ 30,939$ 39,740$ 39,735$ 47,977
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 2017-181794.4%$ 43,906$ 50,156$ 50,602$ 58,120
2014-15 to 2018-191890.0%$ 43,906$ 50,009$ 55,188$ 58,120
2015-16 to 2019-201890.0%$ 35,230$ 49,423$ 52,100$ 54,850
2016-17 to 2020-211785.0%$ 45,868$ 50,156$ 55,952$ 54,850
2017-18 to 2021-221372.2%$ 45,868$ 48,985$ 56,557$ 52,663


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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