General Information Science at Dakota State University

Every general information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the information science program at Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Dakota State General Information Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Information Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Information Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Dakota State offers distance education options for information science at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Dakota State General Information Science Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Dakota State University.

Dakota State General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of information science master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Systems Software Developers	660	$90,430
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$132,190
Computer Workers	190	$81,250
Computer Science Professors	160	$74,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.