Ranked #13 in popularity, curriculum & instruction is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of curriculum & instruction. Combined, these schools handed out 55 master's degrees in curriculum & instruction to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on curriculum & instruction students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of curriculum & instruction students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt curriculum & instruction students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized curriculum & instruction related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for curriculum & instruction students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Curriculum & Instruction Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Curriculum & Instruction in Oregon
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in curriculum & instruction.
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in curriculum & instruction needs to take a look at Portland State University. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population.
Those curriculum & instruction students who get their master's degree from Portland State University earn $2,638 more than the typical curriculum student.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).