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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

35 Colleges
$52,021 Avg Salary
$25,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, instructional media majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $25,875 in student debt.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #7 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#8

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #8 on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #10 on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 230
Ohio 159
Illinois 181
Indiana 388
Wisconsin 22

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

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 25 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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