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Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$21,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

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.

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 Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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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 Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $15,562 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.

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#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors 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 #7 on the list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

GSU graduate students pay an average of $14,674 in tuition and fees each year.

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Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #10, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 a year.

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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 16 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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