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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,767 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 Pennsylvania with 423 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for instructional media students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Instructional Media Design

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bloomsburg are $11,871 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Ship graduate students pay an average of $11,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Temple University Report

#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Instructional Media Design at Lehigh University Report

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 414
Maryland 206
New Jersey 62
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 41

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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