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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

10 Colleges
$31,065 Avg Salary
$18,728 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #17 most popular major in South Dakota with 154 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

Check out the criminal justice associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our analysis found Western Dakota Technical Institute to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Of the 27 students majoring in criminal justice at Western Dakota Tech, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Criminal Justice majors at Western Dakota Tech take out an average of $15,022 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in South Dakota. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Of the 17 students majoring in criminal justice at Southeast Tech, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

Of the 14 students majoring in criminal justice at LATI, 79% are male and 21% are female.

On average, criminal justice graduates from LATI take out $14,200 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

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#6

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

With a ranking of #6, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

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Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Mount Marty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,273
Minnesota 1,525
Kansas 586
Iowa 627
Nebraska 608
North Dakota 225

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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