2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,710 people earned their degree in instructional media design, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States. 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 Michigan, there were 252 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,667 and $28,313 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The instructional media school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree instructional media students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$19,359 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

Central Michigan also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Central Michigan

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Instructional Media Design Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Full Michigan State University Instructional Media Design Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $30-$48k)

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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