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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in California

23 Colleges
$70,557 Avg Salary
$32,156 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

Instructional Media Design is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in California. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - Fullerton Report

The excellent programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best instructional media design schools in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 23 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #6 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - Northridge Report

#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Instructional Media Design at California State University - San Bernardino Report

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 13
Oregon 0
Hawaii 25
Alaska 7

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 23 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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