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Criminal Justice at Polk State College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice, consider the program at Polk State College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Polk State College sits in Winter Haven, FL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 32 criminal justice degrees were awarded at Polk State College.

Online & Distance Learning at Polk State College

Many students take online classes at Polk State College. Of 10,318 students, 4,120 (40%) studied exclusively online and 3,985 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Criminal Justice graduates at Polk State College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice graduates at Polk State College are 72% women (23) and 28% men (9).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Polk State College

Of the 32 associate’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Polk State College, 72% were women (23) and 28% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Polk State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	7

Minority students account for 53% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Polk State College, below the national average of 70%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice program at Polk State College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.