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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate 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 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Duluth the most popular school in the Plains States Region for instructional media design students working on their basic certificate. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

Women make up 50% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Martin Luther College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of New Ulm, MLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Saint Cloud State University

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools 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 5 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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