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2025 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
2,112 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$62,965 Avg Early-Career Salary
Instructional Media Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #98 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,112 degrees in instructional media design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Instructional Media Design School

Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of instructional media design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for instructional media design schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Instructional Media
Master's Degrees in Instructional Media
Doctor's Degrees in Instructional Media

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Instructional Media Design in the Rocky Mountains Region

The schools below may not offer all types of instructional media degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Instructional Media

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,962 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$63,169 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Western Governors University if you want to pursue a degree in instructional media design. WGU is a fairly 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 approximately 1962 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year. After graduating, instructional media degree recipients typically earn an average of $63,169 in their early careers.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$69,698 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in instructional media design has to look into Utah State University. 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 approximately 53 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Instructional Media Design degree recipients from Utah State University get an earnings boost of around $6,733 over the average earnings of instructional media design majors.

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Masters Degree Type
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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$74,972 Median Starting Salary

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in instructional media design. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 16 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Instructional Media Design degree recipients from Brigham Young University - Provo receive an earnings boost of about $12,007 over the average earnings of instructional media design majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$68,234 Median Starting Salary

Boise State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 60 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from Boise State University make $5,269 more than the typical instructional media student.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 0
Utah 266 2,183
Idaho 219 58

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Instructional Media Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Instructional Media Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology 2,112

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6,744
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3,108
Curriculum & Instruction 3,043
Educational Assessment 1,888
Educational Administration 1,659
Special Education 1,611
General Education 811
Teaching English or French 495
Multilingual Education 302
Student Counseling 292

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