2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a degree in general computer & information sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 195 degrees in general computer & information sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School

Your choice of general computer & information sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general computer & information sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences in South Dakota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the computer and information sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Dakota Schools in Computer and Information Sciences

1

Dakota State University
Madison, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In SD

104 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general computer & information sciences has to look into Dakota State University. Dakota State is a small public university located in the distant town of Madison.

There were approximately 104 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In SD

33 Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat South Dakota State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general computer & information sciences. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Brookings.

There were roughly 33 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In SD

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general computer & information sciences. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

There were approximately 28 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	179
Missouri	693	874
Iowa	648	141
Kansas	599	295
Nebraska	500	526
North Dakota	416	87

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer and Information Sciences

One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, General Computer & Information Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Computer and Information Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	18
Artificial Intelligence	4

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.