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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$23,971 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

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

With 198 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, instructional media design is the #68 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Instructional Media Design

#1

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Our analysis found Framingham State University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Framingham State are $12,090 per year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Framingham State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $8,857 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Boston are $18,938 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of Massachusetts - Boston Report

#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Boston College also took the #5 spot in our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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#5

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lesley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in Massachusetts. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lesley are $19,050 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Lesley University Report

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #2 for overall quality for instructional media in Massachusetts.

Full Instructional Media Design at Harvard University Report

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 67
Rhode Island 0
New Hampshire 5
Maine 32

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 6 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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