Computer Information Systems at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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.

South Dakota State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

South Dakota State Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at South 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 South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cis at South 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 South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in cis.

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

South Dakota State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of cis master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis 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 South Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	33

Related Majors

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 South 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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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