Curriculum & Instruction at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Curriculum & Instruction Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMCP

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.

UMCP does offer online education options in curriculum for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UMCP 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in curriculum, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Curriculum Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Program

Of the 138 students who earned a master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction from UMCP in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in curriculum each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a curriculum master's degree from UMCP, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the curriculum master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	74
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	171

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Assessment
• Student Counseling
• Special Education
• Educational Administration

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Instructional Coordinators	3,970	$73,430

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.