Instructional Media Design at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying instructional media design, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Instructional Media Design section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Instructional Media Design Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Instructional Media
• Doctorate Degree in Instructional Media

NIU Instructional Media Design Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in instructional media, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Instructional Media Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the instructional media majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Instructional Media Design Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in instructional media from NIU. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in instructional media each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a instructional media master's degree from NIU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in instructional media.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Instructional Media Design

The following instructional media concentations are available at Northern Illinois University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational/Instructional Technology	39

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

Careers That Instructional Media Grads May Go Into

A degree in instructional media can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Instructional Coordinators	4,830	$67,540
Multimedia Collections Specialists	220	$54,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.