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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

Check out the instructional media master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Chicago

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 34% are male.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Northern Illinois University

#2

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Aurora University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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

Full Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#6

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Dominican University

National Louis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at National Louis University

DeVry University - Illinois landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at DeVry University - Illinois

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Colleges 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 8 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.

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