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2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 Illinois, there were 196 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,440 and $23,566 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 40 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE also took the #5 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 15 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the #4 spot on the list. Aurora, Illinois 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 21 students in 2019-2020.

Aurora not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora are $13,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 50 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Chicago

#6

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

National Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

NLU also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at NLU

#7

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

DeVry University - Illinois landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

DeVry University - Illinois also took the #6 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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