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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 has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Instructional Media Design is the 98th most popular major in the country with 9,224 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
Across the Plains States region, there were 606 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,635 and $30,657 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in instructional media design. That schools that top this list have a program in instructional media design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Plains States Region”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s instructional media students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Iowa State University Instructional Media Design Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Plains States Region list. Baker is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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