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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$16,670 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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 working on their master’s degree. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WLC also is in the top 5% of our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Instructional Media Design at Wisconsin Lutheran College Report

#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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#4

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marian University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.

Marian graduate students pay an average of $11,286 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

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 large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University Report

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per 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 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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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools 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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