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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$12,820 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States 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

#1

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found University of Sioux Falls to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 a year.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Bellevue University graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Doane University

Crete, NE

Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 5 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BVU are $9,936 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BVU also is in the top 20% of our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota 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 distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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William Woods University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Woods are $7,200 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at William Woods University Report

#10

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 a year.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Minnesota 248
Kansas 130
Iowa 11
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 21

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 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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