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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

28 Colleges
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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.

The Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best school in the Plains States Region for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #6 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #7, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

With a ranking of #9, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Doane University

Crete, NE

Doane University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges 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 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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