
[Instructional Media Design](/majors/education/instructional-media-design/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a instructional media design degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying instructional media design schools.
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Below are the schools whose instructional media design graduates go on to earn the most.
Johns Hopkins University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying instructional media design schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Students who complete the instructional media design program here go on to a median salary of roughly $78,058.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Maryland University College earned it the #2 place for instructional media design. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, University Of Maryland University College is a public institution. After graduating, instructional media design degree recipients from University Of Maryland University College typically earn about $79,878 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in instructional media design will find them at Towson University, which ranked #3. Set in the city of Towson, Towson University is a public institution. Students who complete the instructional media design program here go on to a median salary of roughly $73,681.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their instructional media design graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
- 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.
- Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.
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