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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois

26 Colleges
$58,808 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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 Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Illinois 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named National Louis University the most popular school in Illinois for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in Illinois. 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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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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Illinois State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 26 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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