2027 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in South Dakota
Criminal Justice & Police Science programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best criminal justice & police science schools.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Police Science in South Dakota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall criminal justice & police science education in South Dakota.
Top Schools in Criminal Justice & Police Science
No school ranked higher than Southeast Technical Institute this year for criminal justice & police science. Set in the city of Sioux Falls, Southeast Technical Institute is a mid-sized public institution. There were roughly 13 criminal justice & police science students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Technical Institute in the most recent data year. Graduates of the criminal justice & police science program make about $49,560 in their early career. Southeast Technical Institute graduates carry a median of $12,000 in student loans.
Read more about the criminal justice & police science program at Southeast Technical Institute
Students looking for a strong criminal justice & police science program will find one at Lake Area Technical Institute, which ranked #2. Located in the town of Watertown, Lake Area Technical Institute is a mid-sized public university. There were roughly 12 criminal justice & police science students who graduated with this degree at Lake Area Technical Institute in the most recent data year. Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates of Lake Area Technical Institute earn a median of $41,230 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $12,000.
See the full criminal justice & police science program report for Lake Area Technical Institute
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
