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Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 working on their master’s degree. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 81% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 207 students majoring in curriculum at University of Saint Francis, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 198 students majoring in curriculum at NLU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 84% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in curriculum at Concordia University, Chicago, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in curriculum at Michigan State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#6

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Of the 120 students majoring in curriculum at Olivet Nazarene, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 17% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 49% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 51% are male.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in curriculum at UC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Grand Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

Women make up 87% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Curriculum & Instruction students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
13 Illinois State University Normal, IL
13 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI

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

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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