2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,195 people earned their degree in curriculum and instruction, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,708 and had an average of $36,052 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in curriculum and instruction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality curriculum and instruction programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree curriculum students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction

#1

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$59,045 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

Walden University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Walden University

#2

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$17,792 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Bachelor’s Degree Curriculum students.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at University of Akron Main Campus

#3

Westminster College Missouri

Fulton, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,160 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Missouri. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s. Westminster College Missouri is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fulton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Westminster Fulton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Westminster College Missouri is $22,160 for Bachelor’s Degree Curriculum students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Westminster College Missouri

#4

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$27,428 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

Lasell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lasell University is $27,428 for bachelor’s degree curriculum students.

Full Lasell Curriculum & Instruction Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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