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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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A computer science student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
108 Total Awards
$6,731 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Dakota State is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 108 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 27% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Dakota State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
8 Total Awards
$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Around 13% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South Dakota State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
4 Total Awards
$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 4 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at USD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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2 Total Awards
$11,924 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, the small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Online graduate courses are available at SD Mines, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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