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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,710 people earned their degree in instructional media design, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,602 and had an average of $31,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 873 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,933 and $25,997 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in instructional media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great instructional media design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree instructional media students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree instructional media students whose families make $0-$30k list, SHSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree instructional media students whose families make $0-$30k list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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