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

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

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Graduate 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.

The Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Check out the instructional media graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 13 students majoring in instructional media at Webster, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Scholastica 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 small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 9% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

Of the 11 students majoring in instructional media at ESU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Women make up 73% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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University of Central Missouri ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Missouri State University - Springfield 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 #6 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

About 83% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud 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 #6 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

About 83% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Instructional Media Design at Saint Cloud State University Report

#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Bemidji State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their graduate certificate. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Women make up 75% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

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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 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.

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