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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region

78 Colleges
$52,836 Avg Salary
$26,727 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Curriculum & Instruction program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for curriculum majors pursuing a .

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

With a ranking of #11, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
13 Illinois State University Normal, IL
14 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
15 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI

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

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.

  • 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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