2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Instructional Media Design is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,602 and had an average of $31,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 567 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,150 and $21,559 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in instructional media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instructional media design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at UNT

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Texas Tech University

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at SHSU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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