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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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 Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa 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 .

#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 degree in Iowa. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

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Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Iowa list. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Sioux Center.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Dordt University

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

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#6

Iowa Wesleyan University

Mount Pleasant, IA

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

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Iowa Wesleyan University

#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 8 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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