Showing the Top 11 of 11 Total
Law and Criminal Justice Schools
in SD
University of South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyan University
University of Sioux Falls
Western Dakota Technical Institute
Southeast Technical Institute
Sinte Gleska University
National American University-Rapid City
Colorado Technical University of Sioux Falls
Kilian Community College
National American University-Sioux Falls
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Law and Criminal Justice Schools in South Dakota
South Dakota contains eleven schools that offer law and criminal justice programs. University of South Dakota, the highest-ranking law and criminal justice school in SD, has a total student population of 9,617 and is the 286th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 11 law and criminal justice schools in South Dakota, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Sioux Falls comes out as the most expensive ($19,361/yr), with Sinte Gleska University as the lowest recorded at only $5,389/yr.
Law and Criminal Justice students from South Dakota schools who go on to become law and criminal justice professionals, corrections officers, jailers, court reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 556,790 people working as lawyers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $129,020. Also, Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators make on average $63,250 per year and there are about 8,110 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the law and criminal justice schools in South Dakota, the average student population is 1,780 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from law and criminal justice, there are 1098 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,143 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,336, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
South Dakota Interesting Facts
- Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
- The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore the world's greatest mountain carving.
- Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
- Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains. Built in 1832 by John Jacob Astor's (1763-1848) American Fur Company as part of its expansion into the Upper Missouri region, the trading activities at the site exemplified the commercial alliance critical to the success of the fur business.
- Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.