Salt Lake City, Utah · Private Non-Profit
Educational/Instructional Media Design at Western Governors University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 4.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $12,548 school-wide net price and $60,615 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
4.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 4.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 279
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 46.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $12,548/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $50,192
- Median debt
- $11,116
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $60,615/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (4.5%), school-wide average net price ($12,548), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($60,615), and peer averages from 279 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 279 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.3x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,140 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,869 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Western Governors University in the top 10% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $7,021 net A+ Essex County College Newark, NJ · 1.1% of reported awards · $4,436 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 1.1% of reported awards · $9,320 net A+ University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · 0.5% of reported awards · $7,007 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Educational/Instructional Media Design accounts for 4.5% of the awards or completions reported for Western Governors University. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 5.3x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Governors University's average net price is $12,548 per year, about $50,192 over four years. That is $7,140 below the $19,688 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $60,615 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,869 above the $56,746 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Western Governors University #29 of 279 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.