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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$13,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, instructional media design was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 8,387 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States 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. 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 Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Mayville State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mayville State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Bemidji State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

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

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Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Drury University

Springfield, MO

With a ranking of #8, Drury University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drury University are $7,714 per year.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 207
Minnesota 248
Iowa 11
Kansas 130
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 21

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 17 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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