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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$23,902 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,038 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Doctor'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Instructional Media Design

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree instructional media design programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Wayne State University Report

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 222
Illinois 181
Ohio 159
Indiana 388
Wisconsin 22

Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

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 7 schools only.

  • 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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