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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Plains States Region

65 Colleges
$49,920 Avg Salary
$29,500 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Concordia University, Nebraska to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Plains States Region . ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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#4

Doane University

Crete, NE

The excellent programs at Doane University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Plains States Region . Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Plains States Region list. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas 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 city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, William Woods University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
12 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
12 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 526
Kansas 350
Minnesota 348
Iowa 129
South Dakota 54
North Dakota 38
Nebraska 1,161

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 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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