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Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

Information Technology is the #13 most popular major in South Dakota with 190 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular school in South Dakota for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Southeast Technical College Report

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 79% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Dakota State accumulate an average of around $23,469 in student debt.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Mitchell Technical College

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Minnesota 843
Kansas 147
Iowa 182
Nebraska 398
North Dakota 37

Information Technology 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 Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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