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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 866 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,882 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 30 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region instructional media students.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #1 spot on the list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 147 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lamar University Instructional Media Design Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 8 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 86 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 UT Rio Grande Valley Instructional Media Design Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region. AIU Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 47 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Full American InterContinental University - Online Instructional Media Design Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region. East Central University is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 8 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Central University Instructional Media Design Report
University of St. Thomas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of St. Thomas Instructional Media Design Report
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 85 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #10, Lone Star College System did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 106 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 159 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University Instructional Media Design Report
University of North Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 52 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UNT Instructional Media Design Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 UH Clear Lake Instructional Media Design Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 12 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 26 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sul Ross State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 32 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 1 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 13 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Houston - Victoria came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Tech University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 12 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Instructional Media Design Report
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Instructional Media Major in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 22 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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