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Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$20,082 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

Instructional Media Design is the #128 most popular major in California with 477 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in California for instructional media design students. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Concordia University, Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $38,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in California. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $6,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSB are $7,213 a year.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 a year.

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$7,218 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Monterey Bay helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in California. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUMB are $7,218 a year.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
$12,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandman are $12,480 per year.

Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in California list.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #9, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 13
Oregon 0
Hawaii 25
Alaska 7

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 12 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Antanana.

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