2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.
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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for instructional media majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $18,151 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
CSUMB graduate students pay an average of $18,156 in tuition and fees each year.
California State University - East Bay ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State East Bay are $17,933 per year.
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California State University - Northridge came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 per year.
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Seattle Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SPU are $24,273 per year.
SPU also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State
Explore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 477 |
| Washington | 13 |
| Oregon | 0 |
| Hawaii | 25 |
| Alaska | 7 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 14 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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