2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate School for You
Instructional Media Design is the #73 most popular major in Maryland with 206 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Instructional Media Design
Our analysis found McDaniel College to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.
McDaniel graduate students pay an average of $9,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
McDaniel not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.
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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Towson are $11,034 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Global Campus is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMGC are $9,342 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMBC are $14,814 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.
Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.
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Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 423 |
| New York | 414 |
| New Jersey | 62 |
| District of Columbia | 24 |
| Delaware | 41 |
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Instructional Media Design Related Majors for Instructional Media
Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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 5 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).
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