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Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$21,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,021 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

WLC undergraduate students pay an average of $32,766 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WLC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$35,366 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baldwin Wallace University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $35,366 per year.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
$34,310 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $34,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for instructional media design students. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for instructional media design students. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUE are $11,496 a year.

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#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
$7,406 Average Tuition & Fees

Stark State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year.

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#7

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI
$29,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Marian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Fond Du Lac.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marian are $29,130 per year.

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#8

Aurora University

Aurora, IL
$26,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Aurora University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aurora are $26,760 per year.

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$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #9 on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Concordia University, Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $31,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each 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 25 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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