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2025 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in New York

4 Colleges in New York
419 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$62,965 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in instructional media design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #98 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 419 degrees in instructional media design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Instructional Media Design School

Best Instructional Media Design Schools in New York The instructional media program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Instructional Media Design rankings. For our Best Overall Instructional Media Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Instructional Media Design Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Instructional Media
Doctor's Degrees in Instructional Media

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Instructional Media Design Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Instructional Media Design in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the instructional media degree levels they offer.

Top New York Schools in Instructional Media

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
41 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded

New York University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in instructional media design. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 41 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Any student who is interested in instructional media design has to look into Syracuse University. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

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Masters Degree Type
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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$69,962 Median Starting Salary

SUNY Oneonta is a great choice for students interested in a degree in instructional media design. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta. This school ranks 37th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 33 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Oneonta in the most recent data year. Instructional Media Design degree recipients from SUNY Oneonta get an earnings boost of about $6,997 over the typical income of instructional media design majors.

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat SUNY Empire State College if you wish to pursue a degree in instructional media design. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public college located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs. This college ranks 47th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 21 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Empire in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 370
Maryland 279 154
New Jersey 273 62
District of Columbia 188 13
Delaware 175 41

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Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Instructional Media Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology 419

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Majors Similar to Instructional Media

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5,922
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5,653
Special Education 4,242
Educational Administration 3,810
Teaching Assistants 1,194
Teaching English or French 1,013
Student Counseling 857
General Education 766
Multilingual Education 367
Curriculum & Instruction 348

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