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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in Alabama

6 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master's in Alabama

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Alabama” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Alabama, there were 119 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,100 and $27,333 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in Alabama

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 59 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

AUM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AUM are $17,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Auburn University at Montgomery Instructional Media Design Report

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 4 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree instructional media students list, UA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Samford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Samford University Instructional Media Design Report

#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

Jacksonville State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools for a Master’s in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 11 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200.

Full Jacksonville State 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

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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