Computer Information Systems at Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

Dakota State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Dakota State Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

CIS Student Demographics at Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Dakota State University.

Dakota State Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cis at Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dakota State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of cis master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a cis master's degree from Dakota State, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a master's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	131

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Science
• Information Technology

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,770	$62,420
Software Applications Developers	1,010	$75,000
Computer Systems Analysts	760	$75,810
Systems Software Developers	660	$90,430
Computer Network Architects	410	$100,330

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.