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Surveying Technology/Surveying at Ferris State University

Every surveying technology/surveying school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the surveying program at Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 11 students received their associate's degree in surveying.

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

Ferris Surveying Technology/Surveying Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Surveying

Ferris Surveying Technology/Surveying Rankings

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Surveying Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surveying majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Surveying Technology/Surveying Associate’s Program

9% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of surveying associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surveying at Ferris are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in surveying.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Surveying Grads May Go Into

A degree in surveying can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	950	$38,070
Surveyors	940	$58,850

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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