by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 260 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,433 and $42,229 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 169 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer information systems. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer information systems program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota bachelor’s degree cis students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Dakota State
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 25 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at South Dakota State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. USD is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Dakota Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s. Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Augustana University
Oglala Lakota College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kyle, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Oglala Lakota College Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in South Dakota for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Sioux Falls Computer Information Systems Report
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