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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$11,719 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree School for You

Instructional Media Design is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.

Concordia University, Irvine also took the #5 spot in our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - Fullerton Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $8,647 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - East Bay Report

Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUMB are $8,652 per year.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $8,477 per year.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Brandman also did well on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Instructional Media Design at Brandman University Report

#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #9, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at National University are $15,480 a year.

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 13
Oregon 0
Hawaii 25
Alaska 7

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 11 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.

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