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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Instructional Media Design in Illinois

8 Ranked Colleges
181 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois

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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 Illinois, there were 181 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,178 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their instructional media design program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois instructional media students.

Top 8 Most Focused Colleges for Instructional Media Design in Illinois

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

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Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the #2 spot on the list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Aurora, Illinois. It awarded 29 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 39 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois list. WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 10 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

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DeVry University - Illinois
Chicago, Illinois

DeVry University - Illinois landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

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National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, National Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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