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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 8,695 people earned their degree in instructional media design, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,158 and had an average of $29,016 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 535 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,557 and $32,156 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in instructional media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instructional media design programs that also have a lower cost than 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The instructional media school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region instructional media students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Irvine is $27,201 for Far Western US Region Instructional Media students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Irvine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 24 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $8,523 for far western us region instructional media students per year to attend California State University - Northridge.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Northridge Instructional Media Design Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the #4 spot on the list. Brandman University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 29 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Brandman also took the #9 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brandman is $27,866 for far western us region instructional media students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at Brandman University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fullerton is $8,003 for far western us region instructional media students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Cal State Fullerton Instructional Media Design Report
California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
CSUMB also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for CSUMB is $13,597 for Far Western US Region Instructional Media students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Monterey Bay Instructional Media Design Report
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
Cal State LA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal State LA is $3,302 for Far Western US Region Instructional Media students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Los Angeles Instructional Media Design Report
California State University - East Bay landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - East Bay is a public institution located in Hayward, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal State East Bay also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $13,298 for far western us region instructional media students per year to attend California State University - East Bay.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Cal State East Bay
National University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 41 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend National University is $20,722 for far western us region instructional media students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full National University Instructional Media Design Report
With a ranking of #10, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Bernardino, California, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
CSUSB also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend CSUSB is $8,107 for Far Western US Region Instructional Media students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at CSUSB
Seattle Pacific University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 6 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
SPU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seattle Pacific University is $26,714 for far western us region instructional media students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SPU Instructional Media Design Report
University of Alaska Southeast ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAS, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $10,292 for far western us region instructional media students per year to attend UAS.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at UAS
University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH Manoa is $14,687 for far western us region instructional media students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of Hawaii at Manoa
With a ranking of #14, Pepperdine University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pepperdine University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Malibu, California. It awarded 8 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Pepperdine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pepperdine is $38,846 for Far Western US Region Instructional Media students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Pepperdine University 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
- *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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