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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$27,801 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Instructional Media Design

Our analysis found Boise State University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 per year. Instructional Media majors at Boise State take out an average of $22,029 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Boise State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State also made our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 4
Utah 2,182
Idaho 76

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 2 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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