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2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region

48 Colleges
$49,885 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Instructional Media Design School for You

With 8,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, instructional media design is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for instructional media majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for instructional media design students. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for instructional media design students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

Out of the 48 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #6 on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Emporia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

Full Instructional Media Design at Emporia State University Report

#8

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Instructional Media Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Lindenwood University

William Woods University 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. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Instructional Media Design at William Woods University Report

Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for instructional media design students. It came in at #10 on the list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Full Instructional Media Design at Northwest Missouri State University Report

Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 208
Kansas 130
Minnesota 248
Iowa 11
South Dakota 21
North Dakota 10
Nebraska 11

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

Majors Similar to Instructional Media

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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