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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

69 Colleges
$13,154 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,533 Avg Salary

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 Value 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 value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the curriculum graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Hood College the best value school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hood are $9,080 per year.

Hood also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Hood College Report

#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Viterbo University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Viterbo is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Viterbo University

#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Worcester State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $8,650 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Concordia University, Nebraska Report

#4

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Piedmont College also did well on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Piedmont College Report

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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#7

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at McKendree University Report

#8

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Alverno College

National Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at National Louis University Report

#10

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MBU are $10,670 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Missouri Baptist University

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
11 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
12 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
13 Arkansas State University - Main Campus Jonesboro, AR

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

View the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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.

  • 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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