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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Polk State College

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what Polk State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and has a total student population of 9,961. In 2021, 49 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Polk State.

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.

Polk State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Polk State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Polk State offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Polk State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Polk State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Polk State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. 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 Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 4
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 31
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 52
Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 96
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools 100
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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 161
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 211
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 223
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 290
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 319
322
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 410
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 450
504
745

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Polk State Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Polk State is $30,427. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Polk State

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

Polk State Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

62% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Polk State are white. Around 62% 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 Polk State College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Polk State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Polk State. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice 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.

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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. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Polk 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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