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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$54,533 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the curriculum graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 74% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at National Louis University

#3

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Viterbo University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

About 93% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#5

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#7

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#7

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Alverno College

#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

About 50% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 50% are male.

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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 14 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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