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

18 Colleges
$47,074 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for curriculum majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of St Francis to be the best school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

North Central College

Naperville, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

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

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#7

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

With a ranking of #7, McKendree University did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #8, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools 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 18 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).
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