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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools

330 Colleges
$54,158 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 330 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Instructional Media Design program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for instructional media majors pursuing a .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for instructional media design students. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The excellent programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the United States. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for instructional media design students. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular instructional media design programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#9

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

University at Albany

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #10, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

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Concordia University, Irvine came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#12

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #12 on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#13

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#14

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#15

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

With a ranking of #15, University of West Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

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With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular instructional media design programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#18

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#19

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

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Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #20 on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

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#21

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Boise State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular instructional media design programs. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

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#23

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular instructional media design programs. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#26

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
#27

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#28

Utah State University

Logan, UT
#29

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
#32

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA
#38

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC
#40

Wilson College

Chambersburg, PA
#41

National University

La Jolla, CA
#41

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO
#43

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
#46

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
#48

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#49

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#49

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Instructional Media Design students that almost earned our Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools award.

Rank College Location
51 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
51 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
53 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
53 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR
53 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
53 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
53 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
58 Webster University Saint Louis, MO
58 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
58 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
61 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
61 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
61 University of Maine Orono, ME
64 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
65 New York University New York, NY
66 Aurora University Aurora, IL
66 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
66 Brandman University Irvine, CA

Instructional Media Design by Region

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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.

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