Instructional Media Design at SUNY Empire State College

Every instructional media design school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the instructional media program at SUNY Empire State College stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,724 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.

SUNY Empire Instructional Media Design Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Instructional Media

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SUNY Empire does offer online courses in instructional media for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire 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.

Instructional Media Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the instructional media majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire Instructional Media Design Master’s Program

Of the 19 instructional media students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Empire, about 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in instructional media each year. SUNY Empire does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a instructional media master's degree from SUNY Empire, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the instructional media master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a master's in instructional media.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Instructional Media Design

Instructional Media Design majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Empire State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational/Instructional Technology	22

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Instructional Coordinators	14,150	$71,440
Multimedia Collections Specialists	550	$59,150

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.