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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

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.

The Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Of the 20 students majoring in IT at Southeast Tech, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Women make up 21% of the IT majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Dakota State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,469.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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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
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 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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