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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region

11 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$67,483 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Curriculum & Instruction is the 55th most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,606 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,920 and $29,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their curriculum and instruction program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in the Plains States Region

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 29 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University Curriculum & Instruction Report

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 63 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Capella University

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at K -State

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 9 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at University of Kansas

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Curriculum & Instruction Report

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at SLU

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Mizzou

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With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 24 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Iowa State Curriculum & Instruction Report

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

With a ranking of #8, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 0 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at USD

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Iowa

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 UNI

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