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2023 Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools

110 Colleges
$54,158 Avg Salary
$29,016 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 8,695 instructional media design students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Colleges.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for instructional media design students pursuing an online degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Out of the 110 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #8 on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Instructional Media Design students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
18 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
18 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
18 University of Maine Orono, ME
21 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
22 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
22 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA

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More Instructional Media Design Rankings

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

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 31 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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