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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Instructional Media Design is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,158 and had an average of $29,016 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 535 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,557 and $32,156 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent instructional media design programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying instructional media.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Irvine, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Brandman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 10,986 students enrolled at Brandman University were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,406. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Brandman]](/colleges/brandman-university-part-of-the-chapman-university-system/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 41 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
National University also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, National University supports 18,070 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. National University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 24 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, CSUN supports 40,381 students, and 680 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 336 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,745. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Cal State LA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 5 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal State LA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 26,745 students enrolled at Cal State LA, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,700. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - Los Angeles]](/colleges/california-state-university-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal State Fullerton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 42,051 students enrolled at Cal State Fullerton, 748 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 342 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,729. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cal State Fullerton offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 89%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - Fullerton]](/colleges/california-state-university-fullerton/student-life/veterans/)
University of Alaska Southeast came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking. University of Alaska Southeast is a small public school situated in Juneau, Alaska. It awarded 5 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
UAS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 2,070 students enrolled at University of Alaska Southeast, 111 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full UAS Veteran Student Life Report
Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Concordia University, Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
Concordia University, Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Concordia University, Irvine supports 4,071 students, and 113 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 82 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,273. To help with additional expenses, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Irvine Veteran Student Life Report
Seattle Pacific University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying instructional media list, SPU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 3,601 students enrolled at SPU, 187 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 121 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,763. During this same period, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SPU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SPU]](/colleges/seattle-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. CSUSB is a fairly large public school situated in San Bernardino, California. It awarded 5 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUSB also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #12.Our most recent data shows that 400 of the 19,689 students enrolled at CSUSB were GI Bill® students, of which 170 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,274. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSUSB does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - San Bernardino Veteran Student Life Report
California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUMB, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 7,409 students enrolled at California State University - Monterey Bay, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,369. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Monterey Bay does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CSUMB]](/colleges/california-state-university-monterey-bay/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, California State University - East Bay did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Cal State East Bay is a public institution located in Hayward, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal State East Bay also took the #9 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 16,253 students enrolled at Cal State East Bay, 32 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,956. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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