2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate 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 Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the curriculum graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Viterbo University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Viterbo is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McKendree University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alverno College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Alverno College
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.
Adrian graduate students pay an average of $19,525 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Adrian is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full Curriculum & Instruction at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.
Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.
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Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $38,667 in tuition and fees each year.
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 |
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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 10 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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