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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in California 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

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the most popular school in California for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 76% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great place for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in instructional media at CSUSB, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Instructional Media Design at San Diego State University 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 4 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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