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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Palm Beach State College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Palm Beach State College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Palm Beach State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and has a total student population of 26,666.

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

Palm Beach State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Palm Beach State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Palm Beach State College

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

Palm Beach State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Palm Beach State College are white. Around 75% 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 Palm Beach State College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Palm Beach State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Palm Beach State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 19

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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 Palm Beach State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors 71,940 $71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 37,650 $59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33,060 $43,410
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Computer Workers 11,060 $78,900

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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