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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 10 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k. 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.

Cal State Fullerton also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Cal State 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 $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Seaside, California, and it awarded 39 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 $48-$75k list, CSUMB has also earned the #7 rank 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 CSUMB are $18,081.

Full California State University - Monterey Bay Instructional Media Design Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Alaska Southeast is a small school located in Juneau, Alaska that handed out 3 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UAS also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAS are $25,017, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of Alaska Southeast

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 also took the #2 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 Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at UH Manoa

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. California State University - East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

Cal State East Bay also took the #8 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Cal State East Bay

#6

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

Concordia University, Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Irvine also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121.

Full Concordia University, Irvine Instructional Media Design Report

#7

National University

La Jolla, California

National University came in at #7 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 $48-$75k ranking. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

National University also took the #5 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 National University are $15,480.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at National University

#8

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific 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 $48-$75k ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SPU Instructional Media Design Report

#9

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

Pepperdine University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree instructional media students whose families make $48-$75k list, Pepperdine has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine University are $36,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Pepperdine

#9 in overall quality

The University of Arizona Global Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Arizona Global Campus are $14,664, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Arizona Global Campus Instructional Media Design Report

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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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