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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$56,178 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

In 2020-2021, 181 degrees and certificates were awarded to instructional media design students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Illinois 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Colleges.

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Aurora University is a great place for instructional media design students. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in Illinois. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Governors State University

University Park, IL

With a ranking of #6, Governors State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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#7

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #7, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular instructional media design programs. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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DeVry University - Illinois ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 222
Ohio 159
Indiana 388
Wisconsin 22

One of 14 majors within the area of study, instructional media design has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 10 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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