2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Mayville State University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mayville State University are $7,465 per year.
Mayville State University also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
Bemidji State University graduate students pay an average of $9,586 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Drury University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drury University are $7,714 a year.
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Webster University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Webster graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Dakota 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 #10 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.
Request InformationBest Instructional Media Design Colleges by State
Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 208 |
Minnesota | 248 |
Kansas | 130 |
Iowa | 11 |
Nebraska | 11 |
North Dakota | 10 |
South Dakota | 21 |
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Majors Related to Instructional Media
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 |
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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 17 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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