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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in California

8 Ranked Colleges
393 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California 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 California, there were 432 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,900 and $38,004 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 393 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 151 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Monterey Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

CSUMB also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUMB are $18,081, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CSUMB Instructional Media Design Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 32 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State East Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal State East Bay Instructional Media Design Report

#4

National University

La Jolla, California

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #4 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 32 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 99 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Irvine

#6

Brandman University

Irvine, California
#4 in overall quality

Brandman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Brandman University is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 15 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandman also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman University are $12,540.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Brandman

#7 in overall quality

The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. UAGC is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 13 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

Pepperdine University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pepperdine, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine University are $36,320, 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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