2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
Concordia University, Chicago excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at McKendree University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Aurora also is in the top 20% of our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.
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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
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DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $15,562 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best curriculum and instruction colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 314 |
| Ohio | 357 |
| Illinois | 1,019 |
| Indiana | 871 |
| Wisconsin | 248 |
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Majors Related to Curriculum
One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 schools only.
- 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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