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2024 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southeast Region

52 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,994 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$50,114 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in instructional media design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #98 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 52 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for instructional media design students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,994 degrees in instructional media design during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Instructional Media Design School

Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southeast Region The instructional media program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Instructional Media Design rankings. We derive our Best Overall Instructional Media Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Instructional Media Design Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Instructional Media
Master's Degrees in Instructional Media
Doctor's Degrees in Instructional Media

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 Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Instructional Media Design in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the instructional media degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Instructional Media

1
Mississippi State crest
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
$25,716 Median Student Debt

Mississippi State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in instructional media design. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State. A Best Colleges rank of #284 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mississippi State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
68.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Georgia is a great decision for students interested in a degree in instructional media design. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 72 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from University of Georgia receive $6,135 more than the average instructional media student.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$49,060 Median Starting Salary

Florida State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in instructional media design. Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 37 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. After graduation, instructional media degree recipients usually earn an average of $49,060 in the first five years of their career.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA
40 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded

George Mason University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$51,090 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the instructional media program report average early career income of $51,090.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
64.0% Growth in Graduates

UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AR

UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were about 14 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
90 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
21.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 90 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from University of Central Florida receive $6,617 more than the average instructional media grad.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
193 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
16.6% Growth in Graduates

KSU Georgia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 15th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 193 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from Kennesaw State University earn $6,770 more than the average instructional media student.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY

Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were about 22 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia287267
Florida282221
North Carolina279117
Virginia27433
Tennessee26935
South Carolina248108
Kentucky24435
Louisiana2420
Mississippi23441
Arkansas23490
Alabama233108
West Virginia2074

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Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Instructional Media Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology1,994

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific30,056
Educational Administration12,251
Teacher Education Subject Specific9,842
Special Education5,776
Curriculum & Instruction5,366
Student Counseling4,449
General Education4,289
Other Education1,497
Teaching English or French947
Educational Assessment320

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