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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$24,199 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,533 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, curriculum and instruction was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 19,784 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Viterbo University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Viterbo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Viterbo University

#2

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McKendree University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.

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#3

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at National Louis University

#5

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Adrian College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Adrian graduate students pay an average of $19,525 in tuition and fees each year.

Adrian excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Adrian College Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Purdue University - Main Campus

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ball State are $26,600 a year.

Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Ball State University Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $38,667 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Wayne State University

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 314
Illinois 1,019
Ohio 341
Indiana 871
Wisconsin 248

Curriculum & Instruction is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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