Computer Information Systems at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from South 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.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	88
	232
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	516

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in CIS from South Dakota State. This makes it the #220 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of South Dakota State CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Dakota State is $53,967. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from South Dakota State in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 60% 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	1
White	15
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 CIS majors earned their master's degree from South Dakota State. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.