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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$25,208 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the instructional media graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

Full Instructional Media Design at La Salle University Report

#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, McDaniel also did well on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

Bloomsburg graduate students pay an average of $16,731 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

Ship graduate students pay an average of $16,830 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

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

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.

UMBC 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.

Lehigh also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Instructional Media Design at George Washington University Report

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools 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 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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