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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dakota Wesleyan University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dakota Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Dakota Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and approximately 933 students attend the school each year.

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Dakota Wesleyan University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Dakota Wesleyan University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. 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 Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Dakota Wesleyan University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Dakota Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dakota Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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 Dakota Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Accountants and Auditors 4,480 $65,800
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 1,770 $48,550
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,750 $40,030
Correctional Officers and Jailers 1,330 $39,310
Managers 370 $99,030

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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