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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,877 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree School for You

Instructional Media Design is the #81 most popular major in Alabama with 140 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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for instructional media majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Instructional Media Design

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

University of West Alabama graduate students pay an average of $6,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of West Alabama not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of West Alabama Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Instructional Media Design at Auburn University Report

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

AUM graduate students pay an average of $8,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.

UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.

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#6

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alabama State are $10,156 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Alabama State University Report

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 588
Virginia 146
North Carolina 175
Florida 260
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 44
South Carolina 214
Louisiana 84
Arkansas 94
Mississippi 44
West Virginia 6

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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