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Criminal Justice Studies at Polk State College

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Criminal Justice Studies at Polk State College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice studies school? To help you decide if Polk State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice studies program.

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and has a total student population of 9,961.

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

Polk State Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Polk State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Polk State does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Polk State Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at Polk State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Polk State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Polk State College.

Polk State Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies from Polk State. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Polk State College with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Polk State also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Police and Detective Supervisors 6,840 $87,850
Correctional Officer Supervisors 2,360 $62,490
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,030 $68,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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