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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the instructional media master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

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#3

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Full Instructional Media Design at Michigan State University Report

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

With a ranking of #7, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

With a ranking of #8, Marian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized 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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