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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the instructional media master's degree 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 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 273 students majoring in instructional media at American College of Education, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 37 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 city of Indianapolis.

Of the 39 students majoring in instructional media at Purdue University Global, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

About 86% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

Of the 29 students majoring in instructional media at Aurora, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 86% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 29 students majoring in instructional media at NIU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Women make up 82% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree instructional media design programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in instructional media at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools 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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