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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$27,528 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for instructional media majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $38,740 in tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Irvine also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandman are $12,480 per year.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great value for instructional media design students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

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$18,856 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $18,856 a year.

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$19,093 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $19,093 in tuition and fees each year.

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$19,098 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUMB are $19,098 per year.

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$18,875 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $18,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,665 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $18,665 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA
$25,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWU are $25,930 a year.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 446
Washington 13
Oregon 0
Hawaii 25
Alaska 7

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

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 16 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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