Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University

If you are interested in studying instructional media design, you may want to check out the program at Western Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Instructional Media Design Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Instructional Media

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WIU does offer online courses in instructional media for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WIU 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 WIU

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

WIU Instructional Media Design Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in instructional media from WIU in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in instructional media each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a instructional media master's degree from WIU, 100% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in instructional media.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Instructional Coordinators	4,830	$67,540
Multimedia Collections Specialists	220	$54,900

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.