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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$11,907 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,688 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, instructional media design students earned 248 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Minnesota State Mankato is ranked #1 for overall quality for instructional media in Minnesota.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,586 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great value for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Scholastica are $15,502 a year.

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#7

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate instructional media design programs. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

St. Kate’s graduate students pay an average of $17,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Kate’s did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Instructional Media Design at St Catherine University Report

#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Capella University Report

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Kansas 130
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

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 8 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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