Master's · Education

Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's): earnings by school

110 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$65,661
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$71,213
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$24,980
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 81 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $64,619 and $78,410. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Harvard University MA$94,806$127,546$20,500
New York University NY—$117,843—
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$87,301$108,956—
California State University-Monterey Bay CA$87,385$104,220—
Concordia University-Irvine CA$89,849$102,896$20,500
Touro University NY$91,521$94,743$32,729
Quinnipiac University CT$69,814$93,639—
National University CA$86,362$93,547$20,500
California State University-Fullerton CA$80,784$91,755$19,000
Long Island University NY$77,084$91,452—
Molloy University NY—$90,686—
Teachers College at Columbia University NY—$90,375—
New York Institute of Technology NY$87,668——
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI—$86,201—
Utah State University UT$69,166$86,107$23,128
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$70,249$83,710$28,950
University of North Texas TX$75,666$82,284$31,500
California State University-Northridge CA$81,642——
Capella University MN$68,907$80,916$32,231
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$80,769——
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$80,769——
University of Georgia GA$73,293$79,901$28,774
Northern Illinois University IL$68,749$79,429—
Purdue University Global IN$71,987$79,398$32,084
University of Central Florida FL$73,859$78,410$35,760
California State University-Long Beach CA$95,202$77,837—
Towson University MD$68,274$77,782$21,791
West Virginia University WV—$77,590—
Florida State University FL$72,762$77,041$29,875
California State University-East Bay CA$76,570—$20,500
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$71,417$76,376—
Aurora University IL$63,009$76,260—
Grand Canyon University AZ$67,239$75,799$20,350
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$66,328$75,574—
Boise State University ID$74,004$75,451$20,374
St. Thomas University FL$75,032—$20,500
Wilmington University DE$67,634$74,740$19,745
Concordia University-Chicago IL$62,621$74,446$16,884
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$66,406$74,398$31,925
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$66,406$74,398$31,925
Georgia State University GA$74,297—$48,800
University of West Georgia GA$71,246$74,243$20,510
University of Akron Main Campus OH—$73,409—
Western Oregon University OR—$72,714—
New Jersey City University NJ$66,235$71,597—
Western Governors University UT$64,860$71,469$10,324
Valdosta State University GA$68,420$71,246$26,376
Johns Hopkins University MD$84,670$71,213—
Kennesaw State University GA$65,661$70,302$30,750
University of South Florida FL$70,249—$23,209
Saint Leo University FL$77,109$70,166$57,231
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$62,175$70,081—
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN$62,085$69,960$18,000
Full Sail University FL$63,948$69,641$40,410
McDaniel College MD$69,154——
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$57,947$68,705$28,420
East Carolina University NC—$68,606—
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA$68,218——
University of Michigan-Flint MI—$67,971—
Central Connecticut State University CT—$67,787—
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$60,637$67,562$16,935
Michigan State University MI$60,639$67,489—
University of West Florida FL$66,888——
Lamar University TX$63,803$66,550$20,500
Wilson College PA$66,130——
Stockton University NJ—$65,667—
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$65,651——
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$65,619——
SUNY Oneonta NY$63,930$65,141$24,959
West Texas A & M University TX$69,319$65,110$25,000
East Texas A&M University TX$61,802$64,997$22,093
Fort Hays State University KS$59,110$64,964$27,805
Georgia Southern University GA$60,817$64,747$37,250
Texas Tech University TX—$64,716—
DeVry University-Illinois IL—$64,619—
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA$66,583$64,548—
Empire State University NY$64,529——
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$64,319——
Lehigh University PA$64,143——
Trevecca Nazarene University TN$65,400$64,048—
Sam Houston State University TX$64,012——
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA$63,984——
Western Illinois University IL$55,939$63,099—
University of Arkansas AR$62,933——
Miami University-Oxford OH$56,141$62,832—
Wayne State University MI$66,502$61,791—
Central Michigan University MI$60,634—$22,262
American InterContinental University-Atlanta GA$57,075$60,586$36,563
American InterContinental University System AZ$57,075$60,586$36,563
Jacksonville State University AL$61,828$60,576—
University of West Alabama AL$59,502$60,086$23,782
Grand Valley State University MI—$59,199—
Kent State University at Kent OH$54,937$58,965—
Wright State University-Main Campus OH$58,223——
Appalachian State University NC$50,163$58,140—
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$56,112——
Coastal Carolina University SC$51,942$55,622$30,155
Liberty University VA$59,734$55,451—
Pittsburg State University KS$55,186—$30,108
University of Central Missouri MO$50,392$54,579$31,152
Winthrop University SC$54,559——
Anderson University SC$52,881—$20,500
Park University MO$50,145$51,148$35,617
Georgia College & State University GA$51,144——
Arkansas Tech University AR$49,393$49,760—
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR$49,787$49,718$16,962
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$48,712——
Northwest Missouri State University MO$47,150—$16,250
William Woods University MO$45,004$44,336—
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus PR—$36,324—