2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for curriculum majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.
Out of the 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the # 2 spot on the list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
WLC graduate students pay an average of $10,080 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WLC also is in the top 5% of our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.
Full Curriculum & Instruction at Ferris State University Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McKendree University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 per year.
Full Curriculum & Instruction at McKendree University Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.
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Concordia University, Chicago 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 suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
University of St Francis 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 Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.
University of Saint Francis also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of St Francis Report
With a ranking of #8, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.
Full Curriculum & Instruction at Olivet Nazarene University Report
Youngstown State 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. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Youngstown State University
Northern Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
Full Curriculum & Instruction at Northern Illinois University Report
Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State
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 25 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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