Instructional Media Design programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their instructional media design programs.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for instructional media design students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall instructional media design education in Maryland.
No school ranked higher than Towson University this year for instructional media design. Set in the city of Towson, Towson University is a very large public institution. About 70% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 74 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at Towson University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their instructional media design degree from Towson University earn around $65,061 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $21,241 to complete this degree.
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Johns Hopkins University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Johns Hopkins University graduates 94% of students within six years. About 16 instructional media design degrees were awarded at Johns Hopkins University in the most recent year. Instructional Media Design graduates of Johns Hopkins University earn a median of $78,058 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $13,426 to complete this degree.
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University Of Maryland University College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in instructional media design, landing the #3 spot this year. University Of Maryland University College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi. About 20% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 20 instructional media design students who graduated with this degree at University Of Maryland University College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the instructional media design program make about $68,382 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $23,276.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 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.