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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$19,967 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,885 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the instructional media programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

$10,756 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mayville State University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

Mayville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great value for instructional media design students. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year.

Bemidji State University also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great value for instructional media design students. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Bellevue University is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

Doane University

Crete, NE
$37,880 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Doane University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Doane Crete are $37,880 a year.

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$14,919 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest are $14,919 per year.

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$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 a year.

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#9

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
$37,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Buena Vista University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BVU are $37,518 per year.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SMU MN undergraduate students pay an average of $39,410 in tuition and fees each 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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