2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in South Dakota

Criminal Justice Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. Combined, these schools handed out 127 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in South Dakota ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminal justice studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies has to check out University of South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Vermillion. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in South Dakota.

There were roughly 49 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from University of South Dakota

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University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Sioux Falls if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in South Dakota.

There were roughly 22 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Sioux Falls in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from University of Sioux Falls

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Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies has to look into Dakota Wesleyan University. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in South Dakota.

There were roughly 11 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Dakota Wesleyan University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Dakota Wesleyan University

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Northern State University

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Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 5 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Mount Marty in the most recent data year.

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Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	467	287
Minnesota	438	384
Iowa	396	293
Kansas	349	195
Nebraska	326	350
North Dakota	238	160

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.