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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1305

Educational/Instructional Media Design: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$39,543 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

11.7 yrsModeled economic break-even

−14%Modeled 10-year ROI

$68,414Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$68,414Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$37,758Median federal debt

60thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

3Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $34,994
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $68,414
Federal debt: $37,758
Reporting programs: 3

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $59,669
Federal debt: $19,294
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $71,246
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 83

83 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $91,077
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 4

4 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $76,444
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 4

4 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$68,414National median$68,41475th percentile$68,414

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1The University of Arizona Global Campus$68,414 2Asbury UniversityNot available 3Mississippi State UniversityNot available

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Instructional CoordinatorsSOC 25-9031 · 1 crosswalk linksLibrarians and Media Collections SpecialistsSOC 25-4022 · 1 crosswalk linksTraining and Development SpecialistsSOC 13-1151 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR EDUCATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA DESIGN

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	The University of Arizona Global CampusBachelor's Degree	Chandler, AZ	$68,414	$37,758	-23%	Negative payoff
2	Asbury UniversityBachelor's Degree	Wilmore, KY	Not available	$40,840	WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive	$21,401
3	Mississippi State UniversityBachelor's Degree	Mississippi State, MS	Not available	$29,500	WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive	$17,595

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.