2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools
Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You
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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 354 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Instructional Media Design program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Instructional Media Design
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for instructional media design students. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 354 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great place for instructional media design students. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Lamar University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
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Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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Wilkes University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular instructional media design programs. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #10, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.
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Lone Star College System came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
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Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #12 on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #13 on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
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Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Michigan State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of West Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #16 on the list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #18 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
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With a ranking of #19, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Valdosta State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.
Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #21 on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
Purdue University Global ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Boise State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools ranking. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.
Capella University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular instructional media design programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 354 different United States instructional media design schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 51 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, FL |
| 53 | Anderson University South Carolina | Anderson, SC |
| 53 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Instructional Media Design students that almost earned our Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | Magnolia, AR |
| 55 | Wilmington University | New Castle, DE |
| 55 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
| 55 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| 55 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 60 | Webster University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 60 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, NY |
| 60 | Wright State University - Main Campus | Dayton, OH |
| 63 | The University of Arizona Global Campus | San Diego, CA |
| 64 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 64 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 64 | University of Maine | Orono, ME |
| 67 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington, NC |
| 67 | The University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL |
| 69 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 70 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 70 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
| 70 | Brandman University | Irvine, CA |
Instructional Media Design by Region
View the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Instructional Media Design Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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