If you pursue a master's degree in curriculum & instruction, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for curriculum & instruction students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 166 master's degrees in curriculum & instruction to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 full 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
The curriculum school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Washington.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Curriculum & Instruction in Washington
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in curriculum & instruction.
Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Curriculum
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.
Students who graduate with their master's from the curriculum program state that they receive average early career earnings of $43,490.
City University of Seattle is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. CityU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle.
Master's recipients from the curriculum & instruction major at City University of Seattle get $6,869 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Washington State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.
Master's recipients from the curriculum & instruction degree program at Washington State University earn $4,234 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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).
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