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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Utah, there were 1,546 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,000 and $16,022 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,536 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 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 Utah For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$7,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,521 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 1,457 students in 2019-2020.

WGU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WGU are $7,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WGU Instructional Media Design Report

#2

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,094 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 17 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Brigham Young University - Provo

#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 62 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

Full Utah State University 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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