by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Instructional Media Design is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,004 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,021 and $25,875 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in instructional media design.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree instructional media students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 10 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Instructional Media Design at Central Michigan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 10 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region list. American College of Education is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
Full American College of Education Instructional Media Design Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Wayne State University
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 full report on Instructional Media Design at Michigan State
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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