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Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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

In 2020-2021, curriculum and instruction students earned 129 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa to see which master'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.

Check out the curriculum master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

#1

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Our analysis found Buena Vista University to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.

About 76% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

About 94% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#3

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Dordt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in Iowa. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Sioux Center.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in curriculum at Iowa State, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

Of the 5 students majoring in curriculum at UIU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Upper Iowa University Report

#6

Iowa Wesleyan University

Mount Pleasant, IA

Iowa Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Iowa Wesleyan is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Mount Pleasant.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 526
Kansas 350
Minnesota 348
South Dakota 54
North Dakota 38
Nebraska 1,161

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 6 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.

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