Computer & IS Security at Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying computer & is security, 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 & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

Dakota State Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Dakota State offers distance education options for computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Dakota State Computer & IS Security Rankings

The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. 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 computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance majors at Dakota State University.

Dakota State Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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 computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Dakota State Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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 computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

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

Related Majors

• System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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 Network Support Specialists	750	$48,080
Computer Network Architects	410	$100,330
Information Security Analysts	250	$91,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$132,190

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.