We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how Dakota State ranks in comparison to other schools with cis programs.
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The bachelor's program at Dakota State was ranked #120 on College Factual's Best Schools for cis list. It is also ranked #1 in South Dakota.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Dakota State University handed out 69 bachelor's degrees in computer information systems. This is an increase of 41% over the previous year when 49 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 62 students received their master’s degree in cis from Dakota State. This makes it the #71 most popular school for cis master’s degree candidates in the country.
CIS majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Dakota State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $50,973 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all cis students.
Graduates of the master's cis program at Dakota State make a median salary of $91,122. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all cis graduates with a master's is $72,917.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Dakota State, cis students borrow a median amount of $23,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all cis bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,063.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Dakota State University.
Of the 69 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Dakota State in 2020-2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Dakota State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 86% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a bachelor's in cis.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 59 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 3 |
The cis program at Dakota State awarded 62 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 60% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a master's in cis.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 37 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 12 |
Other Races | 3 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Information Technology | 175 |
Information Science | 66 |
Computer Software & Applications | 40 |
Computer Systems Networking | 4 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.