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Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate School for You

Instructional Media Design is the #81 most popular major in Alabama with 140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Alabama 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. 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.

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

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

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our analysis found University of West Alabama to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Alabama. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

University of West Alabama graduate students pay an average of $6,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of West Alabama did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #1 for overall quality for instructional media in Alabama.

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#4

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Montevallo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montevallo are $11,916 per year.

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 588
Virginia 146
North Carolina 175
Florida 260
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 44
South Carolina 214
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 94
Mississippi 44
West Virginia 6

One of 14 majors within the area of study, instructional media design has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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