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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region

58 Colleges
$52,836 Avg Salary
$26,727 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the best school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the # 2 spot on the list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#3

North Central College

Naperville, IL

Out of the 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#6

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Viterbo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #7 on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

With a ranking of #9, Carthage College did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

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#10

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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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 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.

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