Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

96 Colleges
$47,688 Avg Salary
$25,875 Avg Student Debt

Instructional Media Design is the #34 most popular major in the country with 8,387 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 96 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for instructional media majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular online school in the United States for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of West Georgia

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their online graduate certificate. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

About 87% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Instructional Media Design at Clemson University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 92 students majoring in instructional media at KSU Georgia, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Instructional Media Design at Kennesaw State University Report

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 79% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Harvard University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their online graduate certificate. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

About 91% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Instructional Media Design at Valdosta State University Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in instructional media at Liberty University, 18% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Liberty University

#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Read More…

#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 31% are male.

Read More…

Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 56% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Read More…

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 91% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

With a ranking of #12, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their online graduate certificate. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

About 78% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 22% are male.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, instructional media graduates from Boise State carry an average student debtload of $22,029.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Boise State University

#13

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 76% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 24% are male.

Read More…

Appalachian State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Read More…

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
15 University of Maine Orono, ME
17 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
18 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA
19 Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL
19 University of West Alabama Livingston, AL
19 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN
19 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
19 George Washington University Washington, DC
19 University of Georgia Athens, GA
19 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN

View the Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.