2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction
433
Ranked Colleges
16,825
Degrees Awarded
$47,074
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 16,825 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major” ranking, we looked at 433 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in curriculum and instruction.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Nebraska. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. This small school is located in Seward, Nebraska, and it awarded 697 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Curriculum & Instruction Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North American University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. North American University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Stafford, Texas. It awarded 76 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full North American University Curriculum & Instruction Report
Out of the 433 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Peru State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Peru State College is located in Peru, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
Full Peru State College Curriculum & Instruction Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 139 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Doane University Curriculum & Instruction Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major. University of St Francis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 207 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at University of Saint Francis
With a ranking of #6, City University of Seattle did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. City University of Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 124 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 CityU
American College of Education came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 637 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at American College of Education
Thomas University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. TU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Thomas University
Columbia International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. CIU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 54 masters’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%.
Full Columbia International University Curriculum & Instruction Report
With a ranking of #10, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It awarded 213 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Fitchburg State University Curriculum & Instruction Report
University of Jamestown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Jamestown, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s curriculum 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%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at UJ
Concordia University, Irvine came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 163 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Irvine Curriculum & Instruction Report
Emporia State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. Emporia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 186 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at ESU
With a ranking of #14, LaGrange College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. This small school is located in Lagrange, Georgia, and it awarded 26 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full LaGrange Curriculum & Instruction Report
Georgetown College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Georgetown College
University of the Pacific ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. Stockton, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 194 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Pacific
William Woods University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking, coming in at #17. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fulton, Missouri. It awarded 62 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full William Woods Curriculum & Instruction Report
National Louis University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 198 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full National Louis University Curriculum & Instruction Report
Caribbean University - Bayamon came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. Located in Bayamon, , this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
Full Caribbean University - Bayamon Curriculum & Instruction Report
Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and it awarded 120 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Olivet Nazarene University
With a ranking of #21, Berry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major list. Berry College is located in Mount Berry, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Berry College
Northern State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s curriculum students 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%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at NSU
University of Holy Cross did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking, coming in at #23. University of Holy Cross is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at UHC
Buena Vista University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at BVU
American University of Puerto Rico landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major ranking. This small school is located in Manati, , and it awarded 9 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at AUPR Manati
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