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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$22,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #22 most popular major in Michigan with 314 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 Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Curriculum & Instruction

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ferris is ranked #5 for overall quality for curriculum in Michigan.

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$31,830 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Ann Arbor are $31,830 per year.

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$13,206 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in Michigan. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Northern Michigan University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Michigan list.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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#6

Adrian College

Adrian, MI
$39,107 Average Tuition & Fees

Adrian College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Michigan ranking. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Adrian are $39,107 per year.

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$13,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Grand Valley State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Grand Valley State University Report

#8

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI
$27,040 Average Tuition & Fees

Cornerstone University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Michigan ranking. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

Cornerstone undergraduate students pay an average of $27,040 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Cornerstone University Report

#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year.

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Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,019
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 9 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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