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2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,656 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 190 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Technology

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota State are $9,633 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IT graduates from Dakota State carry an average student debtload of $25,603.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dakota State is ranked #1 for overall quality for IT in South Dakota.

Full Information Technology at Dakota State University Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

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 3 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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