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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$6,731 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Information Science Master's Degree School

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dakota State are $6,731 per year.

Read full report on Information Science at Dakota State University

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 90
Minnesota 141
Kansas 75
Iowa 19
Nebraska 187
North Dakota 2

Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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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