2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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.
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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
WLC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Marian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marian are $11,286 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 a year.
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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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Central Michigan 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 distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 Majors Related 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 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).
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