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 Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania” 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.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 393 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,097 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 333 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 26 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gannon University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend King’s College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania. King’s College PA is a small school located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at King’s College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Vincent College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. Eastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Eastern University
The University of the Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full The University of the Arts Curriculum & Instruction Report
Point Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Ship is a public institution located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Lock Haven University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Curriculum & Instruction Report
Robert Morris University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Robert Morris University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Robert Morris University
Moravian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #12. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 5 students 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%.
Carlow University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Carlow is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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%.
Geneva College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Scranton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Scranton
Elizabethtown College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. Elizabethtown College is a small school located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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%.
Susquehanna University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #18, Chatham University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 1 students 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #20. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bucknell University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, 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 92%. 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.
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