by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 9,224 people earned their degree in instructional media design, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. In , instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $55,060 and had an average of $28,304 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 84 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in instructional media design. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their instructional media design program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree instructional media students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major list. Essex County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 12 associates’s instructional media degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major. Lone Star College System is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Lone Star College System
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s instructional media degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at Rio Salado College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Warren County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major. Warren County Community College is a small public school situated in Washington, New Jersey. It awarded 3 associates’s instructional media degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Warren County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bayamon Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major list. Bayamón, Puerto Rico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s instructional media degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Full Bayamon Central University Instructional Media Design Report
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