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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in North Carolina (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 North Carolina, there were 135 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,700 and $26,006 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in instructional media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great instructional media design programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree instructional media students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Appalachian State University

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Full North Carolina State University Instructional Media Design Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

ECU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at East Carolina University

#4

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at North Carolina Central University

#5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

UNCW also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 11 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at UNC Charlotte

#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb are $9,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Gardner - Webb

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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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