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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

58 Colleges
$29,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,836 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction 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. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the curriculum programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH
$23,090 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ashland University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ashland are $23,090 per year.

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#2

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent programs at Wisconsin Lutheran College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WLC are $32,766 per year.

WLC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Viterbo are $29,920 a year.

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#4

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL
$33,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 58 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McKendree University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at McKendree are $33,050 a year.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.

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#6

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
$34,310 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 a year.

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#7

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI
$31,258 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Alverno College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alverno are $31,258 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Alverno College Report

University of St Francis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Saint Francis are $35,000 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Saint Francis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of St Francis Report

#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value curriculum and instruction programs. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 per year.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value curriculum and instruction programs. 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 undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a 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 25 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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