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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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

Full Instructional Media Design at Michigan State University Report

#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 35 students majoring in instructional media at Purdue University Global, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Of the 25 students majoring in instructional media at Wright State University - Main Campus, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 73% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 50% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Women make up 57% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate instructional media design programs. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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#10

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 222
Illinois 181
Ohio 159
Indiana 388
Wisconsin 22

Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

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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