2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Dakota
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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 124 bachelor's degrees were awarded to criminal justice & corrections students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.2% of all the criminal justice bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Dakota ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice & corrections programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice & corrections program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in South Dakota
The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of South Dakota has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in South Dakota list.
The student loan default rate at USD is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 3,109 of USD students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,600 of the students at USD are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize National American University - Rapid City as the #2 school in this year's rankings. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rapid City.
About 3.9% of National American University - Rapid City students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,204 students at National American University - Rapid City and they are all exclusively distance learners. 989 students are part time.
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).
In <nil>, 124 bachelor's degrees were awarded to criminal justice & corrections students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.2% of all the criminal justice bachelor's degrees in the country.
