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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$47,688 Avg Salary
$25,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate School for You

Instructional Media Design is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 181 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for instructional media majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Illinois Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Instructional Media Design

Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in Illinois. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#4

Governors State University

University Park, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Governors State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in Illinois. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 159
Indiana 388
Michigan 230
Wisconsin 22

Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Instructional Media Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology 8,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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