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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$8,615 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 175 degrees and certificates were awarded to instructional media design students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina 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. 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 North Carolina

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

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at East Carolina University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Appalachian State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina Central University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at North Carolina Central University Report

North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

With a ranking of #7, Gardner - Webb 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 town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Gardner - Webb graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 146
Florida 257
Georgia 588
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 33
Louisiana 84
Alabama 140
South Carolina 214
Mississippi 5
Arkansas 94
West Virginia 6

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 7 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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