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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Instructional Media Design

267 Ranked Colleges
6,799 Degrees Awarded
$53,661 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master's

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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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6,799 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 267 colleges that offer a degree 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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Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s

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

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. WGU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 2,099 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 WGU Instructional Media Design Report

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American College of Education
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American College of Education. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 273 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at American College of Education

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 159 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Grand Canyon University

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 147 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students 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 Lamar University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. Cal State Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 129 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at California State University - Fullerton

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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wilkes University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking. Wilkes University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 122 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wilkes University Instructional Media Design Report

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

University at Albany did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 106 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 UAlbany

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Irvine

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students 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%.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Towson University
Towson, Maryland

Towson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Towson University

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With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 85 masters’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%.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at ASU - Skysong

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Fort Hays State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 79 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at FHSU

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University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama

With a ranking of #13, University of West Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 77 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of West Alabama Instructional Media Design Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Harvard

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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at Teachers College

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 67 masters’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%.

Full Kennesaw State University Instructional Media Design Report

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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia

University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 65 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at University of West Georgia

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Utah State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 59 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Utah State University Instructional Media Design Report

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Instructional Media Design Report

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California State University - East Bay did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. California State University - East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at California State University - East Bay

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American InterContinental University - Online came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 47 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at American InterContinental University - Online

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

With a ranking of #22, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 45 students 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%.

Full Central Michigan Instructional Media Design Report

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 44 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Concordia University, Saint Paul

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Capella University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s ranking. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Capella University

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With a ranking of #24, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s list. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 University of Central Florida Instructional Media Design Report

Rest of the Best 41 in Most Well Attended Instructional Media Major for a Master’s

Not only did these schools make the top 41 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Wilson College
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
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National University
La Jolla, California
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Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina
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Purdue University Global
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina
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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois
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Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware
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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, New York

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