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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in California

17 Colleges
$53,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in California for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 100 students majoring in instructional media at Concordia University, Irvine, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great place for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in instructional media at Cal State East Bay, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 49% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Monterey Bay helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in California. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 77% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 58% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools 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 17 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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