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Best Instructional Design Schools Near Grants Pass, OR (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Grants Pass, Oregon is home to about 39,183 residents. Median household income is $56,877 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 19.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Oregon, the top-earning instructional design-related role is Training and Development Managers at a median $126,570 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Instructional Design Schools to Grants Pass
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer instructional design programs near Grants Pass, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Grants Pass city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Grants Pass is part of the Grants Pass, OR metro area (BLS area code 24420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Oregon statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Instructional Coordinators
$84,620
OR statewide
$86,524
Training and Development Specialists
$71,040
Grants Pass, OR
$72,638
Training and Development Managers
$126,570
OR statewide
$129,417
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
$73,880
OR statewide
$75,542
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
$49,170
Grants Pass, OR
$50,276
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
$120,110
OR statewide
$122,812
Farm and Home Management Educators
$80,030
OR statewide
$81,830
Graphic Designers
$66,040
OR statewide
$67,526
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.
Grants Pass at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
39,183
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$56,877
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
19.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
97.8 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Grants Pass-Area Cities With Instructional Design Programs
What are the highest-paying instructional design roles near Grants Pass?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying instructional design-related roles near Grants Pass are: Training and Development Managers ($126,570), Education Administrators, Postsecondary ($120,110), Instructional Coordinators ($84,620). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Oregon statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Medford instead of Grants Pass?
Medford, OR is 25.3 miles from Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass an affordable place to study instructional design?
Grants Pass’s median household income of $56,877 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Grants Pass while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Oregon 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.
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.