by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 19,832 people earned their degree in curriculum and instruction, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,993 and had an average of $28,557 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. That schools that top this list have a program in curriculum and instruction in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree curriculum students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wesley College is a small school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 11 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Jamestown. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. Jamestown, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s curriculum degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lasell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Akron Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Mississippi State University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #5 spot on the list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 49 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Caldwell University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. Caldwell is a small school located in Caldwell, New Jersey that handed out 7 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Caldwell University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. Westminster Fulton is a small school located in Fulton, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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 more about Curriculum & Instruction at Westminster College Missouri
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otterbein University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. Westerville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s curriculum degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school situated in Monmouth, Oregon. It awarded 12 bachelors’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Oregon State College Curriculum & Instruction Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s curriculum degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Southern Adventist University
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