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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools

372 Colleges
$50,993 Avg Salary
$28,557 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #15 most popular major in the country with 19,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. This report analyzed 372 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges.

Top 25 Top Schools in Curriculum & Instruction

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

Berry College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #8 on the list. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mount Berry.

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#9

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

With a ranking of #9, University of Jamestown did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of St Francis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #11, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#12

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

With a ranking of #13, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

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#14

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

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#15

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#16

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#17

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

With a ranking of #17, Piedmont College did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

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#18

North Central College

Naperville, IL

North Central College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#19

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #19 on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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With a ranking of #20, University of Puget Sound did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#22

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

With a ranking of #22, University of Scranton did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #23 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#24

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

McDaniel College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#25

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

Northern State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools

#26

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#27

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#31

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#32

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA
#33

New York University

New York, NY
#35

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
#37

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI
#38

Boston University

Boston, MA
#39

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
#40

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA
#41

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI
#42

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD
#43

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#44

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA
#46

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL
#48

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI
#49

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
#50

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 372 different United States curriculum and instruction schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
52 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
53 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
54 McKendree University Lebanon, IL
55 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools award.

Rank College Location
56 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
57 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
58 Doane University Crete, NE
59 Bradley University Peoria, IL
60 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
61 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
62 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
63 Iowa State University Ames, IA
64 Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA
65 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
66 Fordham University Bronx, NY
67 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
68 George Washington University Washington, DC
69 Adrian College Adrian, MI
70 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
71 Alverno College Milwaukee, WI
72 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
73 Baylor University Waco, TX
74 Aurora University Aurora, IL

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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