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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

11 Colleges
$69,468 Avg Salary

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

Curriculum & Instruction is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 1,019 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree 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 doctor's degree.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 10 students majoring in curriculum at UIUC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, McKendree University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in curriculum at McKendree, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at McKendree University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Northern Illinois University

Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in curriculum at SIUC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 83% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at DePaul University Report

#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #9, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in curriculum at Aurora, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Aurora University Report

Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Loyola University Chicago Report

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 357
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

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 11 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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