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2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,000 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,080 and $28,315 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree instructional media students list, NIU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Northern Illinois University

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #3 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Central Michigan

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full OHIO Athens Instructional Media Design Report

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IU Bloomington Instructional Media Design Report

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 11 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Michigan State

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree instructional media students list, Wayne State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

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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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