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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

69 Colleges
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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for curriculum majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Curriculum & Instruction students that almost earned our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Adrian College Adrian, MI
12 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
13 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA

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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