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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$16,670 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for instructional media majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WLC are $10,080 per year.

WLC also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Wisconsin Lutheran College

#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Marian graduate students pay an average of $11,286 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Marian University

#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

Aurora graduate students pay an average of $14,100 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Wisconsin 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 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 graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.

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Western Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #9, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of Akron Main Campus 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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