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2023 Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$19,967 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,885 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

With 8,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, instructional media design is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Instructional Media Design Schools

Our analysis found Mayville State University to be the best value school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mayville State University are $10,756 a year.

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#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 2 spot on the 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 undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of Sioux Falls

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for instructional media design students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Instructional Media Design at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

$9,806 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

Bemidji State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,806 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Bemidji State University

#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Bellevue University

#6

Doane University

Crete, NE
$37,880 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Doane University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Doane Crete undergraduate students pay an average of $37,880 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Instructional Media Design at Doane University Report

$14,919 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest Missouri State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value instructional media design programs. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,919 in tuition and fees each year.

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$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul undergraduate students pay an average of $23,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
$37,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Buena Vista University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BVU are $37,518 a year.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMU MN are $39,410 a year.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Kansas 130
Minnesota 248
Iowa 11
South Dakota 21
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 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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