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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

35 Colleges
$21,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,021 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Wisconsin Lutheran College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

WLC undergraduate students pay an average of $32,766 in tuition and fees each year.

WLC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$35,366 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Baldwin Wallace University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Baldwin Wallace College are $35,366 a year.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
$34,310 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great value for instructional media design students. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $34,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for instructional media design students. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for instructional media design students. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
$7,406 Average Tuition & Fees

Stark State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year.

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#7

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI
$29,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Marian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marian are $29,130 per year.

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#8

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #8, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aurora are $26,760 per year.

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$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $31,952 a year.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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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 25 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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