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2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Illinois 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 Illinois, there were 196 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,440 and $23,566 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 40 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

SIUE also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at SIUE

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Aurora is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Aurora did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora University are $13,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Aurora University Instructional Media Design Report

#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 50 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree instructional media students whose families make $0-$30k list, Concordia University, Chicago has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

National Louis University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

NLU also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at NLU

#7

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

DeVry University - Illinois landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Illinois also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552.

Full DeVry University - Illinois Instructional Media Design Report

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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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