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Criminal Justice Bachelor's Degrees in South Dakota

The study of justice systems, institutions, policy, administration and practice: policing, courts, corrections and how they work together. Criminal justice looks at the justice system itself. Criminology studies crime and offending; forensic science examines physical evidence. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

Listings in South Dakota identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in South Dakota is not automatically open to residents of every state.

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Dakota Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Mitchell, SD
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $33,600 (basis not stated by the institution) · All students — Tuition, 12-16 credit hours per semester (2026-27 costs table; period not stated) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Fully online
Location: Rapid City, SDSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: approximately three years (full-time student; actual completion time may vary with course load and transfer credits) · 135 credits
Tuition: $323 per credit · All students — Undergraduate general tuition, 91 to 135 credit hours earned (2026-27 award year) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Corrections · Criminal Investigation · Juvenile Justice · Law Enforcement and Policing
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