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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
2,214 Degrees Awarded
$59,025 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 8,695 people earned their degree in instructional media design, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,263 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,025 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,214 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree instructional media students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 2,099 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Western Governors University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full Utah State University Instructional Media Design Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 42 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 more about Instructional Media Design at Boise State

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #4 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at ISU

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a small school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 0 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full RMCAD Instructional Media Design Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 0 masters’s instructional media 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%.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at University of Northern Colorado

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