A degree in instructional media design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #98 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 92 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of instructional media design. Combined, these schools handed out 9,224 degrees in instructional media design to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Instructional Media Design School
Your choice of instructional media design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Instructional Media Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Instructional Media Design in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the instructional media degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in instructional media design has to take a look at New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Connecticut is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
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University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in instructional media design. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 72 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the instructional media design major at University of Georgia get $2,223 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat Syracuse University if you wish to pursue a degree in instructional media design. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 45 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1962 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the instructional media program report average early career earnings of $63,169.
Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of River Forest. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent data year. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from Concordia University, Chicago earn $5,641 more than the typical instructional media student.
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 7 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.
UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 6th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 41 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 40 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available. Instructional Media Design degree recipients from George Mason University receive an earnings boost of approximately $15,359 over the typical earnings of instructional media design majors.
Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 193 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the instructional media program earn an average of $61,422 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 109 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from Towson University make $2,096 more than the typical instructional media grad.
Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 53 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from Utah State University earn $6,733 more than the standard instructional media grad.
BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 16 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from Brigham Young University - Provo make $12,007 more than the average instructional media student.
Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 31 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the instructional media program state that they receive average early career earnings of $62,599.
Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 77 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the instructional media program report average early career wages of $59,330.
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).
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Your choice of instructional media design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Instructional Media Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
