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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$6,925 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 South Dakota. With 21 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

The Best Value Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for instructional media majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $6,731 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great value for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

USD graduate students pay an average of $7,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USD not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Sioux Falls graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Sioux Falls is ranked #4 for overall quality for instructional media in South Dakota.

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Best Value Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Kansas 130
Minnesota 248
Iowa 11
North Dakota 10
Nebraska 11

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

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

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 3 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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