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2023 Most Popular Online Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

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$54,533 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online curriculum graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 84% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Liberty University Report

#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Augusta University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in curriculum at KSU Georgia, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 21% are male.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 30 students majoring in curriculum at UMCP, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 68% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 32% are male.

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National Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 87% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at National Louis University Report

#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #9, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their online graduate certificate. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

Women make up 36% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#9

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Viterbo University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in curriculum at Viterbo, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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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 27 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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