by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Western Dakota Technical Institute. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Western Dakota Tech paid an average of $121 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,388 | $3,388 |
| Fees | $4,886 | $4,886 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,200 | $2,200 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their associate degree at Western Dakota Tech took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 35% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from Western Dakota Tech is $39,729 per year. That is 48% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Online degrees for the Western Dakota Tech criminal justice associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Western Dakota Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.7% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Around 33.3% of criminal justice associate degree recipients at Western Dakota Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 16 |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 14 |
*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.
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