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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

46 Colleges
$52,021 Avg Salary
$25,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the instructional media programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Instructional Media Design at American College of Education Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Full Instructional Media Design at Purdue University Global Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Full Instructional Media Design at Wayne State University Report

Northern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Full Instructional Media Design at Northern Illinois University Report

#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Chicago

Wright State University - Main Campus 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. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Full Instructional Media Design at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Full Instructional Media Design at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #9 on the list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Aurora University

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 27 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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