2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 19,832 people earned a degree or certificate in curriculum and instruction, making the major the #54 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 433 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Curriculum & Instruction program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 87% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 697 students majoring in curriculum at Concordia University, Nebraska, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American College of Education is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Of the 637 students majoring in curriculum at American College of Education, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Of the 489 students majoring in curriculum at UT Arlington, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 422 students majoring in curriculum at GMU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 90% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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Fitchburg State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 213 students majoring in curriculum at Fitchburg State, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.
About 92% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 8% are male.
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University of St Francis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 15% are male.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Of the 204 students majoring in curriculum at ASU - Skysong, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 13% are male.
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University of the Cumberlands came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
About 71% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 29% are male.
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University of the Pacific came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 78% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #14, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 192 students majoring in curriculum at SNHU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Emporia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
About 88% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 12% are male.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
Of the 170 students majoring in curriculum at UNLV, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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Concordia University, Irvine came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
About 85% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 15% are male.
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With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Of the 159 students majoring in curriculum at Purdue, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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Boston University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 77% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Of the 149 students majoring in curriculum at Northwest, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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University of Connecticut landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
Women make up 74% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #23, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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Doane University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.
Women make up 85% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 76% of the curriculum majors at the school.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 433 different United States curriculum and instruction schools we analyzed.
Rank | College | Location |
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50 | Wayland Baptist University | Plainview, TX |
52 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
53 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
54 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu, HI |
55 | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, TN |
55 | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS |
57 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
57 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
57 | McDaniel College | Westminster, MD |
57 | University of Denver | Denver, CO |
57 | William Woods University | Fulton, MO |
62 | Utah Valley University | Orem, UT |
62 | Wayne State College | Wayne, NE |
62 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler, TX |
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 Master's Degree Schools award.
Curriculum & Instruction by Region
View the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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New England |
Rocky Mountains |
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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 Majors Related to Curriculum
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.