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Ferrum College

Forensic Science and Technology. (43.0406)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminal Justice: Forensic Investigation
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 430106

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  12/2009
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2049485
2020-2141432
2021-2235347
2022-2324227
2023-2413145

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.86132$ 2,859

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
2018-19617
2019-20415
2020-21202
2021-22617
2022-23617
Five Year Summary24428
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 Years091028214128



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)NaN
2018-19 (3 years)2268%$35,556$46,839$61,187
2020-21 (18 months)2365%$28,417$39,584$53,980



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 2019-201789.5%$ 26,484$ 27,000$ 30,616$ 34,290
2016-17 to 2020-211280.0%$ 26,664$ 27,000$ 31,079$ 35,129
2017-18 to 2021-221588.2%$ 24,517$ 26,912$ 32,565$ 34,290
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 2019-201789.5%$ 47,404$ 55,864$ 65,914$ 80,916
2016-17 to 2020-211280.0%$ 56,373$ 71,955$ 80,199$ 91,873
2017-18 to 2021-221588.2%$ 55,864$ 69,415$ 75,837$ 85,899


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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