Curriculum & Instruction at University of the Southwest

If you plan to study curriculum and instruction, take a look at what University of the Southwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

USW Curriculum & Instruction Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Curriculum

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USW does offer online courses in curriculum for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Curriculum & Instruction Rankings

Curriculum Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in curriculum from USW. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in curriculum each year. USW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the curriculum master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Educational Assessment
• Special Education
• Student Counseling

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Instructional Coordinators	440	$60,740

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.