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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

11 Colleges
$69,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #12 most popular major in Illinois with 1,019 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#2

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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National Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 314
Ohio 341
Indiana 871
Wisconsin 248

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 11 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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