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2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Instructional Media Design is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 474 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,833 and $36,789 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instructional media design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree instructional media students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #1 spot on the list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 151 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Monterey Bay is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUMB, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Monterey Bay are $18,081, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

Cal State East Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Alaska Southeast is located in Juneau, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

UAS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Southeast are $25,017, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at University of Alaska Southeast

#6

National University

La Jolla, California

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree instructional media students whose families make $0-$30k list, National University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 7 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Seattle Pacific University

#8

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

Concordia University, Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 99 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, California
#6 in overall quality

Brandman University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

Brandman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman are $12,540, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brandman Instructional Media Design Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

Pepperdine University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pepperdine University is located in Malibu, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine are $36,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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