2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree School for You
Instructional Media Design is the #128 most popular major in California with 477 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in California for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 California list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $8,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 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 school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSB are $8,647 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State East Bay are $8,429 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Monterey Bay is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUMB are $8,652 per year.
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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $8,219 per year.
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California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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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