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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$20,082 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

Instructional Media Design is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for instructional media students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for instructional media majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

$38,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in California for instructional media design students. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Concordia University, Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $38,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Concordia University, Irvine is ranked #5 for overall quality for instructional media in California.

Full Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Irvine Report

$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $6,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSB are $7,213 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - San Bernardino Report

$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - East Bay Report

$7,218 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CSUMB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State LA are $6,785 per year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
$12,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandman are $12,480 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Brandman is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in California list.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

National University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 13
Oregon 0
Hawaii 25
Alaska 7

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
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 12 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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