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2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

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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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in the Far Western US Region

#1

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 99 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree instructional media students list, Concordia University, Irvine has also earned the #1 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 Concordia University, Irvine are $8,121.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Irvine

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandman also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman University are $12,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Brandman University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 151 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal State Fullerton Instructional Media Design Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Monterey Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Monterey Bay is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

CSUMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Monterey Bay are $18,081, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Monterey Bay Instructional Media Design Report

#6

National University

La Jolla, California

National University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at National University

#8 in overall quality

California State University - East Bay ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - East Bay is a public institution located in Hayward, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #8 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 Cal State East Bay are $17,828.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Cal State East Bay

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Southeast did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree instructional media students list, UAS has also earned the #10 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 UAS are $25,017.

Full UAS Instructional Media Design Report

#9

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students 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.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Seattle Pacific University

#10

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

With a ranking of #10, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. 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.

Full UH Manoa 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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