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2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 474 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,833 and $36,789 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in instructional media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent instructional media design programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 151 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree instructional media students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cal State Fullerton has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at California State University - Fullerton

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Monterey Bay. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. California State University - Monterey Bay is a medium-sized school located in Seaside, California that handed out 39 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUMB also took the #7 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUMB are $18,081, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Monterey Bay Instructional Media Design Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 32 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree instructional media students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cal State East Bay has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at California State University - East Bay

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #4 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 23 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Manoa Instructional Media Design Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #5 spot on the list. Juneau, Alaska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UAS also took the #10 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Southeast are $25,017, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UAS Instructional Media Design Report

#6

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

SPU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle Pacific University are $31,896.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Seattle Pacific University

#7

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Irvine, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 99 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Irvine

#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

Pepperdine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Malibu, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine are $36,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pepperdine Instructional Media Design Report

#9 in overall quality

The University of Arizona Global Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 13 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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