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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$20,098 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.

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.

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 in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Instructional Media Design

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandman also is in the top 15% of our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Instructional Media Design at Brandman University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $18,151 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WWU are $24,737 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Western Washington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Southeast. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Juneau, UAS is a public college with a small student population.

UAS graduate students pay an average of $24,783 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools 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 4 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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