Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University

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 Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Instructional Media Design Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Instructional Media

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WIU offers distance education options for instructional media at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WIU Instructional Media Design Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Instructional Media Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Instructional Media Design Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in instructional media from WIU. About 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in instructional media each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a instructional media master's degree from WIU, 100% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in instructional media.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Instructional Media Design

Instructional Media Design majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational/Instructional Technology	13

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 Western 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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.