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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

21 Colleges
$69,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree School for You

With 19,832 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, curriculum and instruction is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the curriculum doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#3

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at McKendree University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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
Ohio 357
Illinois 1,019
Indiana 871
Michigan 314
Wisconsin 248

Curriculum & Instruction is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Curriculum Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Majors Similar to Curriculum

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 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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