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2023 Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

96 Colleges
$47,688 Avg Salary
$25,875 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.

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The Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 96 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular online school in the United States for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 17% are male.

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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 working on their online graduate certificate. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Of the 97 students majoring in instructional media at Clemson, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in the United States. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 90% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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Out of the 96 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

Of the 53 students majoring in instructional media at VSU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

About 79% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in instructional media at UofM, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 44% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 91% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 9% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their online graduate certificate. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

Of the 18 students majoring in instructional media at Boise State, 22% are male and 78% are female.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, instructional media majors at Boise State accumulate an average of around $22,029 in student debt.

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#13

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 17 students majoring in instructional media at Brandman, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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With a ranking of #14, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Maine Orono, ME
15 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
17 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
18 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA
19 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
19 University of West Alabama Livingston, AL
19 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN
19 Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL
19 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
19 George Washington University Washington, DC
19 University of Georgia Athens, GA

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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.

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