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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools

208 Colleges
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree School for You

Instructional Media Design is the #34 most popular major in the country with 8,387 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 208 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the instructional media master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Instructional Media Design

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in the United States for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 208 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#8

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#9

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#11

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware ranked #11 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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#12

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#13

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#14

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #14, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

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#15

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree instructional media design programs. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#18

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#19

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree instructional media design programs. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#20

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #20, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #21, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

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#22

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#23

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#24

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools

#27

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT
#28

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
#30

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
32 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
33 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
34 Dominican University River Forest, IL
35 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
36 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
37 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
38 Wilson College Chambersburg, PA
39 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
40 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
41 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Instructional Media Design by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, instructional media design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Antanana.

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