Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Polk State College

Below are the key facts about this program at Polk State. You can study it at the Associate’s level. Its best result is a rank of #22 out of 47 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

Polk State Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#339 in the U.S.

#23 in Florida

#55 in the Southeast Region

College Factual rates Polk State highly for liberal arts general studies, placing at #339 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	339 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Florida	23 of 53
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	55 of 420

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at Polk State

Here is each degree level available for liberal arts general studies at Polk State, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	794

Polk State Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Polk State College handed out 794 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

Polk State holds a strong position among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. In particular it placed #22 out of 47 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Florida	22
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	155

Polk State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$2,694 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$8,750 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,483	$7,947
Fees	$707	$1,871

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Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 32% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at Polk State are White. Approximately 45% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Polk State College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Polk State College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	236
White	356
Non-Resident Aliens	12
Other Races	47

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

Polk State awarded 794 associate’s completions in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the most recent reporting year — 68% to women and 32% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (45%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Florida — #22
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #26
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #132

References

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