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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$20,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,178 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

Instructional Media Design is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 181 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Instructional Media Design

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

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

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 a year.

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#2

Governors State University

University Park, IL
$10,108 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Governors State University is a great value for instructional media design students. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

GSU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,108 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Governors State University Report

$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL
$26,760 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Aurora University is a great value for instructional media design students. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Aurora are $26,760 a year.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WIU are $13,297 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University Report

#7

Dominican University

River Forest, IL
$35,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Dominican University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Dominican U undergraduate students pay an average of $35,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Dominican University

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 159
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 7 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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