Curriculum & Instruction at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a curriculum school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's curriculum program.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Curriculum & Instruction section at the bottom of this page.

KU Curriculum & Instruction Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Curriculum
• Doctorate Degree in Curriculum

Online Classes Are Available at KU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KU does offer online courses in curriculum for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

KU Curriculum & Instruction Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in curriculum, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Curriculum Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the curriculum majors at University of Kansas.

KU Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Program

The curriculum program at KU awarded 62 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

Of the students who received a curriculum master's degree from KU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in curriculum.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	45
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Curriculum & Instruction

If you plan to be a curriculum major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	71

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Curriculum Grads May Go Into

A degree in curriculum can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Instructional Coordinators	1,180	$57,320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.