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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$16,670 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

#1

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Wisconsin Lutheran College to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WLC are $10,080 a year.

WLC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Wisconsin Lutheran College

#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Chicago Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marian are $11,286 a year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Marian University

#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Great Lakes Region . Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Aurora also is in the top 15% of our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Aurora University

Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Illinois 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 remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University Report

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Central Michigan University Report

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools 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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