Dakota State University

Dakota State University

Type	State university
Established	1881 (1881)
President	José-Marie Griffiths
Location	Madison, South Dakota, United States
Campus	Rural
Colors	Yellow and reflex blue
Nickname	Trojans
Website	dsu.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19386

Dakota State University is a public university located in Madison, South Dakota. The university has a technology centric focus with programs in computer and information science, business, education, natural sciences, liberal arts, among other graduate and undergraduate programs. The university requires all full-time undergraduate students to use tablet computers and laptops in their classes along with taking an introduction to computers course and an introductory programming course as part of their curriculum.

In 2016, U.S. News and World Report ranked the university 108 among regional Midwest universities.

Informatics programs

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

A.S. in Health Information Technology

64 to 65 credit hours, completed in two years

Available online? Yes

Program URL: https://dsu.edu/programs/health-information-technology-as.html

B.S. in Health Information Administration

119 to 121 credit hours, completed in four years

Available online? Yes

Program URL: https://dsu.edu/programs/health-information-administration-bs.html

M.S. in Health Informatics and Information Management

33 credit hours, including a capstone project, completed in roughly two years (full time)

Available online? Yes

Program URL: https://dsu.edu/programs/mshiim/index.html