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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,536 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 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.

The Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the instructional media master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Instructional Media Design

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Chicago

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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

Full Instructional Media Design at Northern Illinois University Report

#3

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

Aurora graduate students pay an average of $14,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Aurora University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WIU are $12,182 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University Report

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#6

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Dominican U are $20,413 a year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Dominican University Report

Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools 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 6 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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