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Ferrum College

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (43.0104)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminal Justice: Criminology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 430104

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2160615
2021-2248506
2022-2334337
2023-2432348
2024-2528258

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

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




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
2020-21325
2021-22516
2022-23617
2023-24808
2024-25628
Five Year Summary28634
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 Years090134414434



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)880%
2014-15 (8 years)1140%
2017-18 (5 years)1330%
2019-20 (3 years)2000%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-208888.0%$ 26,883$ 32,795$ 36,639$ 45,704
2016-17 to 2020-216386.3%$ 26,844$ 32,446$ 35,828$ 45,000
2017-18 to 2021-224785.5%$ 26,000$ 28,844$ 33,485$ 40,738
2018-19 to 2022-234391.5%$ 26,244$ 28,844$ 33,546$ 40,738
2019-20 to 2023-244591.8%$ 26,244$ 30,262$ 34,917$ 40,888
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
2015-16 to 2019-208888.0%$ 45,440$ 56,742$ 59,662$ 69,922
2016-17 to 2020-216386.3%$ 48,906$ 57,058$ 62,023$ 73,860
2017-18 to 2021-224785.5%$ 47,908$ 56,110$ 62,000$ 69,761
2018-19 to 2022-234391.5%$ 49,791$ 60,731$ 65,577$ 71,192
2019-20 to 2023-244591.8%$ 49,791$ 60,731$ 66,418$ 86,408


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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