2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate School for You
With 8,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, instructional media design is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the instructional media basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Instructional Media Design
Our analysis found Martin Luther College to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MLC are $16,910 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great value for instructional media design students working on their basic certificate. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMN Duluth is ranked #2 for overall quality for instructional media in the Plains States Region .
Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State
Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 208 |
Kansas | 130 |
Minnesota | 248 |
Iowa | 11 |
South Dakota | 21 |
North Dakota | 10 |
Nebraska | 11 |
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Majors Related to Instructional Media
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, instructional media design has other similar majors worth exploring.
Instructional Media Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Educational/Instructional Technology | 8,695 |
Majors Similar to Instructional Media
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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