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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$20,166 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $17,914 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Far Western US Region . 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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California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUMB are $18,156 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - Monterey Bay Report

California State University - East Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State East Bay are $17,933 per year.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 a year.

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Seattle Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SPU are $24,273 per year.

SPU also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges 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 14 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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