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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

100 Colleges
$11,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 100 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for instructional media students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the United States for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mayville State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mayville State University are $7,465 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mayville State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the United States. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Bemidji State University graduate students pay an average of $9,586 in tuition and fees each year.

Bemidji State University also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Brandman also did well on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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#7

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

McDaniel College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

McDaniel graduate students pay an average of $9,568 in tuition and fees each year.

McDaniel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,363 per year.

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#11

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 a year.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

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#13

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Nicholls State University graduate students pay an average of $9,177 in tuition and fees each year.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Instructional Media Design graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
17 Piedmont College Demorest, GA
18 University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR
19 Emmanuel College Massachusetts Boston, MA
20 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN

Instructional Media Design by Region

View the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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.

  • 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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