by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in South Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 44 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,208 and $14,250 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in South Dakota” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer science.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in South Dakota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in South Dakota list. Lake Area Technical Institute is located in Watertown, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in South Dakota list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
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 full report on Computer Science at Augustana University
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the #3 spot on the list. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s compsci degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinte Gleska University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sinte Gleska University is a small public school situated in Mission, South Dakota. It awarded 0 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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