by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 2,820 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,836 and $26,727 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,532 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 74 colleges that offered a degree in curriculum and instruction. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in curriculum and instruction.
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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 “Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree curriculum students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. American College of Education is a private for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 637 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at American College of Education
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This small school is located in Joliet, Illinois, and it awarded 207 masters’s curriculum 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 full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of St Francis
Out of the 74 schools in the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 198 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at National Louis University
Out of the 74 schools in the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 159 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Curriculum & Instruction Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 134 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Concordia University, Chicago
Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 120 students 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%.
Michigan State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 120 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Michigan State University Curriculum & Instruction Report
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Curriculum & Instruction Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 68 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Grand Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 67 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%.
Full Grand Valley State University Curriculum & Instruction Report
Eastern Illinois University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 55 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum 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%.
Central Michigan University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 50 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Central Michigan University
Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 46 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Curriculum & Instruction Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 30 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Ashland University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ashland University is located in Ashland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 22 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Lewis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Lewis University
With a ranking of #21, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 19 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
Full Northern Illinois University Curriculum & Instruction Report
Alverno College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 18 masters’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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #25, Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’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%.
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