by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking.
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 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 “Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. To top this list, a school must have a successful instructional media design program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 10 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Central Michigan
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s instructional media degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 8 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 91%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Instructional Media Design Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national 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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Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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American College of Education landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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