Instructional Media Design is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their instructional media design programs.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for instructional media design students.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the instructional media design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Indiana University Bloomington the best school in the country for a degree in instructional media design. Located in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a very large public university. Roughly 80% of students complete a degree within six years here. Indiana University Bloomington awarded about 32 instructional media design degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their instructional media design degree from Indiana University Bloomington earn around $52,123 in the first couple years of their career. Indiana University Bloomington graduates carry a median of $20,542 in student loans.
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Purdue University Global came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best instructional media design schools. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. The six-year graduation rate is 33%. There were roughly 58 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, instructional media design degree recipients from Purdue University Global generally make around $68,411. Typical student debt for the program is $36,778.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
