Curriculum & Instruction at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every curriculum and instruction school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the curriculum program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 students received their master's degree in curriculum.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Curriculum & Instruction section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Curriculum & Instruction Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Curriculum
• Doctorate Degree in Curriculum

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Purdue does offer online education options in curriculum for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Purdue Curriculum & Instruction Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in curriculum, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Curriculum Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the curriculum majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Program

Of the 159 students who graduated with a master’s in curriculum from Purdue in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a curriculum master's degree from Purdue, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in curriculum.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	122
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment

Careers That Curriculum Grads May Go Into

A degree in curriculum can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Instructional Coordinators	1,610	$62,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.