Law Schools In South Dakota
There are 13 accredited law schools in South Dakota for faculty who teach law classes to choose from. The trends in South Dakota's law academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in law includes law training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Law
- Bachelors degree in Law
- Masters degree in Law
- PhD degree in Law
Schools
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Statistics
Professional Trends
South Dakota Vs. National Law Employment
| South Dakota | 5,250 |
| National | 2,096,250 |
Of all of the law professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of South Dakota.
Employment Growth for Law professionals In South Dakota
| 4,450 | 4,540 | 4,980 | 5,280 | 5,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of law professionals is growing in South Dakota. 800 more law professionals were working in South Dakota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in South Dakota, this field has grown by 18% in four years. This growth is faster than the national trend for law professionals which shows a 3% increase in the number of law professionals working around the nation.
Law VS. All Professions salaries in South Dakota
| $46,794 | $43,781 | $44,266 | $43,024 | $46,197 |
| $38,163 | $39,417 | $40,567 | $40,767 | $40,691 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Law
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by law professionals is decreasing in South Dakota. In 2006 law professionals made a mean salary of $46,794 per year, and in 2010 they made $46,197 per year.
Salary percentiles for Law professionals in South Dakota
10th percentile |
$32,478 |
25th percentile |
$37,587 |
50th percentile |
$43,624 |
75th percentile |
$54,218 |
90th percentile |
$66,111 |
Thus, there was a 1% decline in law professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of South Dakota, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of law. The pay differential between the highest paid law professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 104%
Average Salaries for Law professionals and related professions in South Dakota
Court Reporter |
$43,100 |
Criminal Justice |
$36,212 |
Criminology |
$50,810 |
Forensic Accounting |
$59,470 |
Homeland Security |
$40,563 |
Law |
$46,197 |
Paralegal |
$31,345 |
Public Administration |
$72,833 |
In South Dakota, law professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Law programs available for each degree type for all schools in South Dakota
associate |
17 |
bachelor |
14 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 33 |
The number of students graduating from the 13 accredited law schools in South Dakota is decreasing. In South Dakota, there were 378 graduates in 2006. And there were 272 graduates from law courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of law school degree or certificate graduates in South Dakota by 28%. Most of these graduates, or 52%, earned a associate's degree in law.