Information Technology at Ferrum College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Ferrum College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and has a total student population of 972. Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferrum College in 2021, 6 of them were information technology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Ferrum College Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Ferrum College Information Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IT programs across the country. The following shows how Ferrum College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Ferrum College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	174
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	662

IT Student Demographics at Ferrum College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Ferrum College.

Ferrum College Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

The IT program at Ferrum College awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Ferrum College since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferrum College with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ferrum College also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following IT concentations are available at Ferrum College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ferrum College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	6

Related Majors

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Ferrum College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Computer User Support Specialists	19,880	$58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By MarmadukePercy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.