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Information Technology at Dakota State University

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Dakota State Information Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in IT
Bachelor’s Degree in IT
Master’s Degree in IT

Dakota State Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in it, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at Dakota State

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

Dakota State Information Technology Associate’s Program

18% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of it associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in it at Dakota State are white. Around 77% 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Dakota State Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

13% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	106
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Dakota State Information Technology Master’s Program

20% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of it master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a it master's degree from Dakota State, 63% 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a it major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Computer & IS Security	119
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	47

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Computer User Support Specialists	1,200	$38,860
Computer Network Support Specialists	750	$48,080
Computer Network Architects	410	$100,330
Web Developers	380	$54,410

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
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