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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$11,719 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree School for You

Instructional Media Design is the #57 most popular major in California with 446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

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 California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

In-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 California list.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $8,647 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Monterey Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

CSUMB graduate students pay an average of $8,652 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, 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. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State LA are $8,219 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $8,477 per year.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University 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. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #9, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 13
Oregon 0
Hawaii 25
Alaska 7

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 11 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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