Information Science at Dakota State University
Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Dakota State.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Science section at the bottom of this page.
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Dakota State Information Science Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in IS (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in IS
- Bachelor’s Degree in IS
- Master’s Degree in IS
- Doctorate Degree in IS
Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Dakota State offers distance education options for IS at the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
Dakota State Information Science Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Dakota State performed in these rankings.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The IS major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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 |
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Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools | 1 |
Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools | 1 |
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools | 2 |
Most Popular Online Information Science Basic Certificate Schools | 2 |
Most Focused Information Science Basic Certificate Schools | 3 |
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools | 4 |
Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools | 5 |
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools | 5 |
Most Popular Online Information Science Schools | 7 |
Most Focused Information Science Schools | 7 |
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools | 8 |
Best Value Information Science Associate Degree Schools | 8 |
Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools | 9 |
Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools | 9 |
10 | |
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 13 |
13 | |
Best Value Information Science Schools | 15 |
20 | |
25 | |
Most Focused Information Science Associate Degree Schools | 27 |
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools | 42 |
Best Information Science Schools | 47 |
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools | 60 |
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In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in IS from Dakota State. This makes it the #61 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Earnings of Dakota State IS Graduates
The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dakota State is $42,967. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
IS Student Demographics at Dakota State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Dakota State University.
Dakota State Information Science Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IS at Dakota State are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a associate's in IS.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Dakota State Information Science Bachelor’s Program
About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Dakota State 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 Dakota State University with a bachelor's in IS.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Dakota State Information Science Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a master's in IS.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 9 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Information Science
If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Information Science | 58 |
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Careers That IS Grads May Go Into
A degree in IS 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 Dakota State University.
Occupation | Jobs in SD | Average Salary in SD |
---|---|---|
Systems Software Developers | 660 | $90,430 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 210 | $132,190 |
Computer Workers | 190 | $81,250 |
Computer Science Professors | 160 | $74,270 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Jlgrabinger under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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