Information Science at Dakota State University

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

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,186. Of the 364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dakota State University in 2021, 21 of them were information science majors.

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

Dakota State Information Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in IS
• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS
• Doctorate Degree in IS

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 IS at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Dakota State Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Dakota State performed in these rankings.

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 IS major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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
Most Popular Online Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	3
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Information Science Schools	7
Most Popular Online Information Science Schools	7
Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	9
Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
	10
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	13
Best Value Information Science Schools	15
	20
Most Focused Information Science Associate Degree Schools	27
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best Information Science Schools	47
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	60
	148

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in IS from Dakota State. This makes it the #61 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do IS Graduates from Dakota State Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dakota State is $42,967. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at Dakota State

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

Dakota State Information Science Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IS at Dakota State are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dakota State Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in IS from Dakota State. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dakota State Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in IS from Dakota State. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	660	$90,430
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$132,190
Computer Workers	190	$81,250
Computer Science Professors	160	$74,270

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.