Instructional Media Design at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a instructional media school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's instructional media program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Instructional Media Design section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Instructional Media Design Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Instructional Media

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Instructional Media Design Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Instructional Media Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the instructional media majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Instructional Media Design Master’s Program

Of the 16 instructional media students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Appalachian State, about 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in instructional media each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a instructional media master's degree from Appalachian State, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Special Education
• Educational Administration

Careers That Instructional Media Grads May Go Into

A degree in instructional media can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Instructional Coordinators	4,380	$56,480
Multimedia Collections Specialists	120	$46,990

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.