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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 196 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,222 and $34,033 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Marty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mount Marty University is a small school located in Yankton, South Dakota that handed out 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mount Marty University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota list. Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dakota Wesleyan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota list. University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Sioux Falls
Presentation College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #6. Presentation College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Presentation College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of South Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota ranking. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 41 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota list. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Sinte Gleska University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Dakota list. Located in Mission, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sinte Gleska University
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