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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,695 instructional media design students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Instructional Media Design Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for instructional media majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Of the 10 students majoring in instructional media at Central Michigan, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 10 students majoring in instructional media at NIU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Instructional Media Design at Northern Illinois University Report

Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the instructional media majors at the school.

Full Instructional Media Design at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 63% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Instructional Media Design at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 67% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree instructional media design programs. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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#7

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #7, American College of Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their doctor’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 159
Illinois 181
Indiana 388
Michigan 230
Wisconsin 22

Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Instructional Media Concentrations

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 8 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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