2025 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Instructional Media Design is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #32 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for instructional media design students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 master's degrees in instructional media design during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to instructional media design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other instructional media design students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for instructional media design to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized instructional media design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for instructional media design students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The instructional media school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in Alabama.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Instructional Media Design in Alabama

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for instructional media design students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in Instructional Media

1

University of North Alabama
Florence, AL

10 Annual Graduates

University of North Alabama is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in instructional media design. UNA is a large public university located in the city of Florence.More information about a master’s in instructional media design from University of North Alabama

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

21 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in instructional media design needs to take a look at The University of Alabama. UA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa.More information about a master’s in instructional media design from The University of Alabama

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	207
Georgia	190	261
Virginia	182	33
North Carolina	178	117
Tennessee	166	35
Kentucky	147	24
Louisiana	147	0
South Carolina	146	108
Mississippi	145	1
Arkansas	121	90
West Virginia	112	2

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Instructional Media Design Related Rankings by Major

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

Instructional Media Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology	88

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,121
Educational Administration	275
Student Counseling	243
Special Education	203
Teacher Education Subject Specific	190
Teaching English or French	40
Educational Assessment	36
Curriculum & Instruction	15
Other Education	6
General Education	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.