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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,081 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,074 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, curriculum and instruction students earned 129 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction

#1

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Buena Vista University the best value school in Iowa for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.

BVU graduate students pay an average of $9,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in Iowa. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.

Drake also made our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Drake University

#3

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Sioux Center.

Dordt graduate students pay an average of $9,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Dordt University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Iowa State University

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

UIU graduate students pay an average of $19,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Upper Iowa University Report

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 526
Kansas 350
Minnesota 348
South Dakota 54
North Dakota 38
Nebraska 1,161

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Curriculum Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 5 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.

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