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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,531 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, computer information systems students earned 243 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dakota State are $9,633 a year. On average, CIS graduates from Dakota State take out $29,639 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dakota State is ranked #2 for overall quality for CIS in South Dakota.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Dakota State University

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, CIS majors at South Dakota State accumulate an average of around $25,004 in student debt.

South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at South Dakota State University

Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,395
Minnesota 681
Kansas 387
Iowa 490
Nebraska 602
North Dakota 96

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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