General Computer & Information Sciences at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying general computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from South Dakota State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

South Dakota State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at South Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 computer and information sciences major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	57
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	57
	97
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	121
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	124
Best General Computer Science Schools	139
	159
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
	226
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	275
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	361
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	499

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from South Dakota State. This makes it the #125 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at South Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at South Dakota State University.

South Dakota State General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at South 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 South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 computer and information sciences majors earned their master's degree from South Dakota State. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,770	$62,420
Computer Systems Analysts	760	$75,810
Computer Network Architects	410	$100,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$132,190
Computer Workers	190	$81,250

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.