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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools

172 Colleges
$47,688 Avg Salary
$25,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 172 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular school in the United States for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. 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 graduate certificate programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in the United States. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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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With a ranking of #7, Valdosta State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. VSU is a fairly 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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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular 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 very large student population.

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

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly 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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University of Central Florida ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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#12

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #12, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school 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 ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a 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 Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Boise State is a fairly 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.

On average, instructional media graduates from Boise State take out $22,029 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#18

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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

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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 59% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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Appalachian State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly 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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#21

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #21, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Of the 15 students majoring in instructional media at Lehigh, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#21

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in instructional media at UMaine, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#21

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #21, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in instructional media at GaSou, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

About 77% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#24

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate instructional media design programs. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
27 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA
28 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN
28 Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL
28 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
28 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
28 University of West Alabama Livingston, AL
28 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
28 University of Georgia Athens, GA
28 George Washington University Washington, DC

Instructional Media Design by Region

View the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
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 26 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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