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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools

490 Colleges
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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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 490 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Curriculum & Instruction program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for curriculum majors pursuing a .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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National Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#10

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

With a ranking of #10, Fitchburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #12, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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With a ranking of #13, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#14

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#15

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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#18

Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

Emporia State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#20

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #21, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#23

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#24

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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University of Connecticut landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#27

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#28

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
#28

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#30

Augusta University

Augusta, GA
#32

Doane University

Crete, NE
#34

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
#36

University of Denver

Denver, CO
#37

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#38

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
#39

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#40

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#41

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#42

Peru State College

Peru, NE
#43

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX
#47

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN
#48

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
#50

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 490 different United States curriculum and instruction schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
52 Belhaven University Jackson, MS
53 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
54 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
55 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
55 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
57 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
58 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
59 North American University Stafford, TX
59 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN
61 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
62 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
63 Florida International University Miami, FL
63 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
65 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
65 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
67 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
67 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
69 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
69 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
71 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
72 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
73 William Woods University Fulton, MO
73 Gardner - Webb University Boiling Springs, NC
73 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
73 McDaniel College Westminster, MD

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Curriculum & Instruction students that almost earned our Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools award.

Rank College Location
77 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
77 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
77 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
80 Boise State University Boise, ID
80 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
82 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
82 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
82 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
82 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
82 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY
87 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
87 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
87 Columbia International University Columbia, SC
90 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
91 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA
92 Illinois State University Normal, IL
93 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
93 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
93 Thomas University Thomasville, GA
93 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
93 Merrimack College North Andover, MA
98 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
98 Walden University Minneapolis, MN

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

View the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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