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2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$33,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,054 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,167 and $27,886 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree instructional media students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048.

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#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.

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#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Teachers College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Teachers College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College are $42,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Teachers College at Columbia University Instructional Media Design Report

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, 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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