by our College Data Analytics Team
[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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their instructional media design graduates.
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Below are the schools whose instructional media design graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is Florida State University, our #1 for instructional media design graduate salaries in Florida. Florida State University is a public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Students who complete the instructional media design program here go on to a median salary of roughly $75,139.
Saint Leo University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in instructional media design, landing the #2 spot this year. Saint Leo University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Leo. After graduating, instructional media design degree recipients from Saint Leo University typically earn about $73,932 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at Full Sail University earned it the #3 place for instructional media design. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the instructional media design program here go on to a median salary of roughly $68,369.
Students chasing top earnings in instructional media design will find them at University Of Central Florida, which ranked #4. University Of Central Florida is a public school located in the suburb of Orlando. Early-career instructional media design graduates from University Of Central Florida make a median of around $62,483 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in instructional media design will find them at The University Of West Florida, which ranked #5. Located in the rural area of Pensacola, The University Of West Florida is a public institution. Students who complete the instructional media design program here go on to a median salary of roughly $54,158.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries instructional media design graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.