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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$12,820 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, instructional media design was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 8,387 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Plains States 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. 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 the Plains States 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

#1

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found University of Sioux Falls to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 a year.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Bellevue University graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Doane University

Crete, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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#7

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista 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 #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BVU are $9,936 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BVU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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William Woods 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William Woods are $7,200 a year.

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#10

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 a year.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 207
Minnesota 248
Iowa 11
Kansas 130
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 21

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 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.

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