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Computer Information Systems at University of South Dakota

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Computer Information Systems at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from USD.

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.

USD Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

USD Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at USD 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 USD 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
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools 259
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools 457

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in CIS from USD. This makes it the #260 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

CIS Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from USD in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in CIS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

USD Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

50% Women
The CIS program at USD awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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

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

USD also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of South Dakota.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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