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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate 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.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the curriculum graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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#8

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Iowa State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #10 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Adrian College Adrian, MI
12 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
13 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

View the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Curriculum Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Disarnot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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