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

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master'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 Master'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 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the best school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wisconsin Lutheran College is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#3

North Central College

Naperville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#6

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school 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 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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