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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for instructional media majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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 school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly 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 school with a small student population.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana State are $15,562 per year.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSU are $14,674 a year.

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#8

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college 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 college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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