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Criminal Justice Studies at University of South Dakota

Criminal Justice Studies at University of South Dakota

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at University of South Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

USD Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

USD Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at University of South Dakota.

USD Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at USD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 48
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Police and Detective Supervisors 140 $78,060
Correctional Officer Supervisors 50 $64,100

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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