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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$13,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Mayville State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mayville State University are $7,465 a year.

Mayville State University also claimed a spot on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Instructional Media Design at Mayville State University Report

Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Minnesota State University - Mankato

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Bemidji State University graduate students pay an average of $9,586 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Saint Cloud State University

The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.

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#8

Drury University

Springfield, MO

Drury University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drury University are $7,714 a year.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #9, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Webster University Report

#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #10, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UND also is in the top 15% of our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of North Dakota

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
Missouri 208
Kansas 130
Minnesota 248
Iowa 11
South Dakota 21
North Dakota 10
Nebraska 11

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

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 17 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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