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2025 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southeast Region

35 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,994 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$62,965 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in instructional media design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #98 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 35 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,994 degrees in instructional media design annually.

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Choosing a Great Instructional Media Design School

Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southeast Region 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. We derive our Best Overall Instructional Media Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Instructional Media
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 the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Instructional Media Design in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the instructional media degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Instructional Media

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
68.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Georgia is a good decision for students interested in a degree in instructional media design. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 72 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the instructional media design program at University of Georgia get $2,223 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$78,324 Median Starting Salary

George Mason University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in instructional media design. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 40 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available. Instructional Media Design degree recipients from George Mason University receive an earnings boost of around $15,359 above the average earnings of instructional media design graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
193 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
16.6% Growth in Graduates

Kennesaw State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 20th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 193 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the instructional media program make around $61,422 in the first couple years of working.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
31 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in instructional media design has to look into University of North Carolina at Wilmington. UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington. This university ranks 12th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 31 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$62,599 Median Starting Salary

Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 37 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the instructional media program report average early career earnings of $62,599.

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Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.More information about a degree in instructional media design from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
235 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
11.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 235 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the instructional media design program at University of West Georgia earn $4,687 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Georgia State is a very large public university located in the city of Atlanta. This university ranks 17th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 50 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year. Instructional Media Design degree recipients from Georgia State University receive an earnings boost of about $8,714 over the average earnings of instructional media design majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$58,195 Median Starting Salary

GaSou is a fairly large public university located in the town of Statesboro. This university ranks 16th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 49 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, instructional media degree recipients typically earn around $58,195 in the first five years of their career.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$60,276 Median Starting Salary

UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were about 14 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, instructional media degree recipients typically make an average of $60,276 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 267
Florida 282 221
North Carolina 279 117
Virginia 274 33
Tennessee 269 35
South Carolina 248 108
Kentucky 244 35
Louisiana 242 0
Mississippi 234 41
Arkansas 234 90
Alabama 233 108
West Virginia 207 4

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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 1,994

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 30,056
Educational Administration 12,251
Teacher Education Subject Specific 9,842
Special Education 5,776
Curriculum & Instruction 5,366
Student Counseling 4,449
General Education 4,289
Other Education 1,497
Teaching English or French 947
Educational Assessment 320

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