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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$31,257 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Instructional Media Design

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Towson University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Towson University

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 a year.

Lehigh also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Instructional Media Design at Lehigh University Report

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duquesne University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Duquesne University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Teachers College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Instructional Media Design at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Syracuse University

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 414
Pennsylvania 423
Maryland 206
New Jersey 52
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 41

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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