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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
1,692 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,745 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,067 and $17,598 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,692 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 #4 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790.

Full WGU Instructional Media Design Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 17 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

USU also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Utah State University

#4

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 155 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Boise State University

#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 1 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree instructional media students whose families make $48-$75k list, ISU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at ISU

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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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