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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

33 Colleges
$23,083 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,021 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WLC are $32,766 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WLC also is in the top 5% of our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Instructional Media Design at Wisconsin Lutheran College Report

The excellent programs at Baldwin Wallace University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College undergraduate students pay an average of $35,366 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
$34,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 per year.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#6

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI
$29,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marian are $29,130 per year.

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#7

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

Aurora undergraduate students pay an average of $26,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $31,952 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Wisconsin Report

$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Central Michigan University Report

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 222
Illinois 181
Ohio 159
Indiana 388
Wisconsin 22

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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