2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest 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
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value instructional media design schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #5 spot in our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $11,634 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Phoenix 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 Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Ottawa University - Phoenix graduate students pay an average of $11,993 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lamar University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech 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 large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Sam Houston State 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. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.
Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State
Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 272 |
Texas | 496 |
New Mexico | 13 |
Oklahoma | 45 |
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Instructional Media Design Related Majors for Instructional Media
Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Instructional Media Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Educational/Instructional Technology | 8,695 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Instructional Media
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 23 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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