2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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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The Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 267 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for instructional media majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Instructional Media Design
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for instructional media design students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 2,099 students majoring in instructional media at WGU, 21% are male and 79% are female.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Western Governors University
Out of the 267 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 65% of the instructional media majors at the school.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at American College of Education
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 22% are male.
Out of the 267 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
About 76% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 24% are male.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Lamar University
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great place for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
About 75% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 25% are male.
Wilkes University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 78% of the instructional media majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.
Women make up 78% of the instructional media majors at the school.
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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Women make up 79% of the instructional media majors at the school.
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Towson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 86 students majoring in instructional media at Towson, 14% are male and 86% are female.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
About 73% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 27% are male.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Women make up 61% of the instructional media majors at the school.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Arizona State University - Skysong
Fort Hays State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
Women make up 59% of the instructional media majors at the school.
University of West Alabama ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
Of the 77 students majoring in instructional media at University of West Alabama, 3% are male and 97% are female.
Harvard University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Women make up 58% of the instructional media majors at the school.
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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 20% are male.
Full Instructional Media Design at Teachers College at Columbia University Report
With a ranking of #16, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
Women make up 75% of the instructional media majors at the school.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Kennesaw State University
University of West Georgia ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 88% of the instructional media majors at the school.
Utah State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
About 69% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 31% are male.
Full Instructional Media Design at Utah State University Report
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for instructional media design students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 52 students majoring in instructional media at SMU MN, 25% are male and 75% are female.
California State University - East Bay came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 54% of the instructional media majors at the school.
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 77% of the instructional media majors at the school.
Central Michigan University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 20% are male.
Full Instructional Media Design at Central Michigan University Report
Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 36% are male.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Capella University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 43 students majoring in instructional media at Capella University, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Capella University
With a ranking of #24, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 77% of the instructional media majors at the school.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of Central Florida
Rest of the Top Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools
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 Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg, PA |
| 43 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| 44 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 44 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 44 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, FL |
| 47 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA |
| 47 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 47 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 47 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 47 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
| 52 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
| 52 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
| 52 | The University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL |
Instructional Media Design by Region
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Instructional Media Design Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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