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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

35 Colleges
$52,021 Avg Salary
$25,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,695 instructional media design students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching 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.

The Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Instructional Media Design Colleges.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

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#4

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

While working on their degree, instructional media majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $25,875 in student debt.

Full Instructional Media Design at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best instructional media design programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best instructional media design programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #8, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Full Instructional Media Design at Michigan State University Report

#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 159
Illinois 181
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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Antanana.

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