Criminal Justice Studies at University of South Dakota
If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what University of South Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year.
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.
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USD Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
Online Classes Are Available at USD
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
USD does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Bachelor’s Degree
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

About 78% 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.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
USD also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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