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Liberal Arts General Studies at Polk State College

If you are interested in studying Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Polk State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Polk State College is located in Winter Haven, FL.

During the most recent reporting year, 794 liberal arts general studies graduations were recorded at Polk State College.

Online Class Availability at Polk State College

Many students take online classes at Polk State College. Among 10,318 students, 4,120 (40%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,985 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Polk State College

Use these rankings to compare Polk State College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#23 of 52
Best Value	Florida	#27 of 53
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#56 of 389
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#179 of 421
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#377 of 1,453
Best Value	Nationwide	#524 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Polk State College

Those who finish Polk State College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$23,837
2 years	$24,035
3 years	$29,385
4 years	$36,085
5 years	$42,129

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Polk State College report median earnings of $36,085, compared with $43,410 for all Polk State College graduates — about 17% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Polk State College stands at $8,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Polk State College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Polk State College are 68% women (542) and 32% men (252).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Polk State College

Among the 794 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Polk State College, 68% were women (542) and 32% were men (252).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Polk State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	356
Hispanic / Latino	236
Black / African American	114
Asian	29
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	35
International (Nonresident)	12
Unknown	10

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Polk State College, above the national average of 49%.*

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

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Polk State College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Polk State College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	794

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at Polk State College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

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.