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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

53 Colleges
$12,116 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,074 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools

#1

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Ashland University

#2

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WLC are $10,080 a year.

WLC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Wisconsin Lutheran College Report

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Ferris State University

#4

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McKendree University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at McKendree University Report

#5

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alverno College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Alverno College

#6

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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

University of St Francis 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 Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.

University of Saint Francis also made our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of St Francis

#8

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #8, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Olivet Nazarene also is in the top 15% of our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #9, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Youngstown State University

With a ranking of #10, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Northern Illinois University

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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