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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #54 most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for curriculum majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the best school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#3

North Central College

Naperville, IL

Out of the 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#6

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

With a ranking of #8, Carthage College did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 314
Ohio 357
Illinois 1,019
Indiana 871
Wisconsin 248

One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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