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Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,697 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

Instructional Media Design is the #201 most popular major in Iowa with 11 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Instructional Media Design

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year.

Iowa State also made our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNI is ranked #5 for overall quality for instructional media in Iowa.

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#3

Buena Vista University

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Iowa list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BVU are $37,518 a year.

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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