Computer Information Systems at Dakota State University

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if Dakota State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 69 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from Dakota State.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Dakota State offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Dakota State Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	10
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	23
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	36
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	92
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	136
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
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In 2021, 62 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Dakota State. This makes it the #71 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Dakota State CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dakota State is $50,973. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

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 86% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Dakota State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from Dakota State. About 74% were men and 26% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from Dakota State, 60% 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	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.