Criminal Justice Schools In South Dakota
Criminal Justice classes faculty can choose to work at one of 13 accredited criminal justice schools in South Dakota. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in criminal justice in the state of South Dakota, which encompasses criminal justice training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice
- Masters degree in Criminal Justice
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Professional Trends
South Dakota Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| South Dakota | 3,430 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of South Dakota.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In South Dakota
| 2,950 | 3,190 | 3,390 | 3,350 | 3,430 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Criminal Justice is a growing field in South Dakota. 480 more criminal justice professionals were working in South Dakota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in South Dakota, this field has grown by 16% in four years. This is faster than the trend for criminal justice professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 2% between 2006 and 2010.
Criminal Justice VS. All Professions salaries in South Dakota
| $35,555 | $31,017 | $31,877 | $32,863 | $36,212 |
| $38,163 | $39,417 | $40,567 | $40,767 | $40,691 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are growing in South Dakota. The mean salary for criminal justice professionals in 2006 was $35,555 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $36,212 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in South Dakota
10th percentile |
$24,468 |
25th percentile |
$27,272 |
50th percentile |
$32,283 |
75th percentile |
$44,132 |
90th percentile |
$57,502 |
This represents a 2% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 135% pay differential between the highest paid criminal justice professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of criminal justice in South Dakota.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in South Dakota
Criminal Justice |
$36,212 |
Criminology |
$50,810 |
Homeland Security |
$40,563 |
Paralegal |
$31,345 |
In South Dakota, criminal justice professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in South Dakota
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 23 |
The number of students graduating from the 13 accredited criminal justice schools in South Dakota is decreasing. In 2006 there were 259 criminal justice graduates from criminal justice courses in South Dakota and in 2010 there were 173 graduates.
Thus there was a 33% percent decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in South Dakota. Most of these graduates, or 48%, earned a associate's degree in criminal justice.