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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$21,192 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, instructional media design was ranked 7th in Maryland. In fact, 206 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value graduate 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Check out the instructional media graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Instructional Media Design

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Our analysis found McDaniel College to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McDaniel are $9,568 a year.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Towson are $11,034 a year.

Towson also made our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #3.

Full Instructional Media Design at Towson University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $9,342 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of Maryland Global Campus

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMBC are $14,814 a year.

UMBC also took the #5 spot in our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Johns Hopkins University

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 62
Pennsylvania 423
New York 414
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 41

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

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

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 5 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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