2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools
Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction School for You
In 2020-2021, 19,832 people earned a degree or certificate in curriculum and instruction, making the major the #54 most popular in the United States.
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The Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 372 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for curriculum majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Top Schools in Curriculum & Instruction
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
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The excellent programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 372 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 372 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Berry College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mount Berry.
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With a ranking of #9, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Jamestown landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #11 on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Redlands landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.
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With a ranking of #14, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
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With a ranking of #15, Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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Elizabethtown College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.
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Piedmont College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.
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North Central College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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University of Puget Sound ranked #20 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Scranton ranked #22 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
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McDaniel College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Northern State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 372 different United States curriculum and instruction schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Wayne State College | Wayne, NE |
| 52 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX |
| 53 | Western Governors University | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 54 | McKendree University | Lebanon, IL |
| 55 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Dominican University of California | San Rafael, CA |
| 57 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 58 | Doane University | Crete, NE |
| 59 | Bradley University | Peoria, IL |
| 60 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 61 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 62 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 63 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 64 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA |
| 65 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 66 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY |
| 67 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 68 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 69 | Adrian College | Adrian, MI |
| 70 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 71 | Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 72 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown, PA |
| 73 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
| 74 | Aurora University | Aurora, IL |
Curriculum & Instruction by Region
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| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Curriculum & Instruction Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Curriculum
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Disarnot.
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