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2024 Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region

13 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
535 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
$70,557 Avg Early-Career Salary
Instructional Media Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #98 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for instructional media design students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 535 degrees in instructional media design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Instructional Media Design School

Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region The instructional media program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Instructional Media Design rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for instructional media design schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Instructional Media Design Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Instructional Media
Master's Degrees in Instructional Media
Doctor's Degrees in Instructional Media

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Instructional Media Design in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of instructional media degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Instructional Media

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In HI

University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in instructional media design. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were roughly 25 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.

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1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$74,008 Median Starting Salary

Pepperdine University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu. A Best Colleges rank of #94 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent year we have data available. Those instructional media design students who get their degree from Pepperdine University receive $3,451 more than the average instructional media student.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CA

It's hard to beat California State University - Northridge if you wish to pursue a degree in instructional media design. CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the city of Northridge. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CSUN is a great university overall.

There were about 24 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
129 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in instructional media design has to check out California State University - Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fullerton. A Best Colleges rank of #252 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cal State Fullerton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 129 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
1.0% Growth in Graduates

Concordia University, Irvine is a great option for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 54th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 100 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Irvine in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the instructional media design degree program at Concordia University, Irvine earn $10,932 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CA

CSUSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of San Bernardino. This university ranks 99th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 11 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at CSUSB in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA
48.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #311 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brandman is a great university overall.

There were about 29 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Brandman in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 6 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent data year.

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National University
San Diego, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded
22.0% Growth in Graduates

National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means National University is a great university overall.

There were about 41 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the instructional media program make an average of $71,709 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
50 Instructional Media Degrees Awarded

Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Hayward. This university ranks 61st out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 50 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Cal State East Bay in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Instructional Media Design Colleges by State

Explore the best instructional media design colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 452
Washington 300 6
Oregon 266 0
Hawaii 164 25
Alaska 119 5

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Instructional Media Design is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Instructional Media Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology 535

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 15,782
General Education 9,248
Special Education 4,026
Educational Administration 3,802
Student Counseling 2,455
Teacher Education Subject Specific 2,111
Curriculum & Instruction 1,106
Teaching English or French 631
Other Education 530
Teaching Assistants 368

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