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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

17 Colleges
$47,688 Avg Salary
$25,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate School for You

Instructional Media Design is the #90 most popular major in the country with 8,695 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best school in the Plains States Region for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mayville State University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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#7

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

Emporia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Minnesota 248
Kansas 130
Iowa 11
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 21

One of 14 majors within the area of study, instructional media design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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