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

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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 Illinois. With 181 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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.

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

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Of the 35 students majoring in instructional media at Concordia University, Chicago, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

Women make up 79% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 66% of the instructional media majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular instructional media design schools in Illinois. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Instructional Media Design at Western Illinois University Report

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Full Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#6

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican 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 large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Instructional Media Design at DeVry University - Illinois Report

With a ranking of #7, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for instructional media design students working on their master’s degree. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 159
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 8 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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