Winter Park, Florida has 5 accredited schools offering instructional design programs, with tuition ranging from $6,368 to $23,133 per year for indexed programs. Winter Park has a population of about 29,929. Median household income is $98,076 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 63.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, the top-earning instructional design-related role is Training and Development Managers at a median $111,290 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Instructional Design Schools to Winter Park
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer instructional design programs near Winter Park, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Winter Park city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Winter Park.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
46%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$38,219
Avg net price
$38,875/yr
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Key stats
- Retention rate: 59%
- Programs offered: 41
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida instructional design page.
Instructional Design Wages Near Winter Park
Winter Park is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area (BLS area code 36740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
| Occupation |
Median Wage |
Source |
COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
| Instructional Coordinators |
$63,450 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
$62,574 |
| Training and Development Specialists |
$73,510 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
$72,495 |
| Training and Development Managers |
$111,290 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
$109,753 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
$66,290 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
$65,375 |
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
$53,050 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
$52,318 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
$81,260 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
$80,138 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators |
$49,090 |
FL statewide |
$48,412 |
| Graphic Designers |
$62,360 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
$61,499 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Winter Park at a Glance
| Metric |
Value |
Source |
| Population |
29,929 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income |
$98,076 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ |
63.6% |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) |
101.4 (above U.S. average) |
BEA RPP 2024 |
Other Winter Park-Area Cities With Instructional Design Programs
- Casselberry, FL – 4.6 mi away (27,053 pop)
- Altamonte Springs, FL – 5.4 mi away (43,492 pop)
- Winter Springs, FL – 7.6 mi away (35,599 pop)
- Orlando, FL – 8.2 mi away (1,757,288 pop)
- Oviedo, FL – 10.3 mi away (39,337 pop)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many accredited instructional design schools are near Winter Park, FL?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering instructional design programs near Winter Park. The closest is Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL (2.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of South Florida (74.9 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying instructional design roles near Winter Park?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying instructional design-related roles near Winter Park are: Training and Development Managers ($111,290), Education Administrators, Postsecondary ($81,260), Training and Development Specialists ($73,510). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Casselberry instead of Winter Park?
Casselberry, FL is 4.6 miles from Winter Park and has its own set of local instructional design programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Winter Park an affordable place to study instructional design?
Winter Park’s median household income of $98,076 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Winter Park while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
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Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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