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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$22,896 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

Concordia University, Chicago also took the #5 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Concordia University, Chicago

#2

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 per year.

McKendree also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at McKendree University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NIU also did well on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Northern Illinois University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Illinois State University

#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Aurora University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 a year.

Aurora also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Aurora University Report

National Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NLU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Loyola University Chicago Report

#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

Purdue also took the #3 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #10, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Indiana State are $15,562 per year.

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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.

  • 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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