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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$21,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for instructional media students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Chicago Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baldwin Wallace University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

Baldwin Wallace College graduate students pay an average of $11,363 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $15,562 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of Dayton Report

#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $14,674 per year.

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#8

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 per year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Indiana University - Bloomington

With a ranking of #10, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

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 16 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.

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