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

78 Colleges
$52,836 Avg Salary
$26,727 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

The Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Colleges.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Bowling Green State 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 #10 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Grand Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
13 Illinois State University Normal, IL
14 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
15 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction colleges 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 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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