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2026 Best Value Information Technology Schools in South Dakota

[Information Technology](/majors/computer-information-sciences/it-information-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong information technology education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for information technology students.

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• Best Value Information Technology Schools in South Dakota

2026 Best Value Information Technology Schools in South Dakota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the information technology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Information Technology Schools

1

Southeast Technical Institute
Sioux Falls, SD

$7,650 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,756 Avg Student Debt

$46,709 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Southeast Technical Institute, our #1 best value for information technology in South Dakota. Set in the city of Sioux Falls, Southeast Technical Institute is a mid-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $7,650 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $17,756 to complete the information technology program here. Soon after graduation, information technology degree recipients from Southeast Technical Institute generally make around $42,439. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

Dakota State University
Madison, SD

$9,654 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$50,970 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in information technology will find it at Dakota State University, which ranked #2. Set in the town of Madison, Dakota State University is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,654, while out-of-state students pay about $12,756. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the information technology program here. Early-career information technology graduates make about $58,166. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 88%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• 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 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.