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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

2 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Plains States region, there were 668 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,557 and $39,409 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in instructional media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent instructional media design programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 6 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree instructional media students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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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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