2023 Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Information Science Associate Degree School for You

With 58 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #50 most popular major in South Dakota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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.

Check out the IS associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Information Science Associate Degree School

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

8 Associate Degrees

#4 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for information science students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota State are $9,633 per year.

Dakota State also made our Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Information Science at Dakota State University

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Majors Related to IS

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

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