by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for instructional media design students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 796 master's degrees in instructional media design during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The instructional media master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for instructional media design students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Instructional Media Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Any student who is interested in a master's degree in instructional media design needs to look into Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a master’s in instructional media design from Indiana University - Bloomington
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in instructional media design needs to look into Concordia University, Chicago. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Those instructional media design students who get their master's degree from Concordia University, Chicago make $6,807 more than the typical instructional media student.
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It's hard to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in instructional media design. UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a master’s in instructional media design from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in instructional media design has to check out Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.
After graduating, instructional media master's recipients generally make about $59,562 in their early careers.
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Central Michigan is a large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.More information about a master’s in instructional media design from Central Michigan University
Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Soon after graduating, instructional media master's recipients usually earn an average of $57,999 in the first five years of their career.
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NIU is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
Those instructional media design students who get their master's degree from Northern Illinois University make $7,114 more than the typical instructional media grad.
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Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent.
Students who graduate with their master's from the instructional media program state that they receive average early career earnings of $55,527.
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Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit.
Soon after graduating, instructional media master's recipients usually earn around $56,855 in the first five years of their career.
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Wright State University - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Dayton.
Instructional Media Design master's degree recipients from Wright State University - Main Campus get an earnings boost of approximately $3,670 above the average earnings of instructional media design majors.
More information about a master’s in instructional media design from Wright State University - Main CampusExplore the best instructional media design schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 796 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 4,121 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 2,933 |
| Special Education | 2,742 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 2,422 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 2,307 |
| General Education | 1,282 |
| Student Counseling | 1,233 |
| Multilingual Education | 296 |
| Teaching English or French | 224 |
| Other Education | 90 |
