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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan 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 Michigan, there were 230 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,987 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree vets studying instructional media.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 28 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.According to our most recent data, Wayne State supports 26,241 students, and 470 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 45 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan University, 1 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 $425. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan 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%.
Full Central Michigan Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full WMU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 23,350 students enrolled at Grand Valley State University, 479 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 198 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,686. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1.Of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 8,783 students enrolled at UM Dearborn, 159 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,134. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM Dearborn 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%.
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University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
UM Flint did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.According to our most recent data, University of Michigan - Flint supports 6,829 students, and 230 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 139 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,472. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Michigan - Flint offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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