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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools

486 Colleges
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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 486 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Curriculum & Instruction program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Nebraska is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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#6

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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National Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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University of St Francis landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#14

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#15

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas A&M University - College Station

Southern New Hampshire University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #18, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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#18

Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

Emporia State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

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#20

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#23

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #23, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#24

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Connecticut came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#27

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#28

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
#28

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#30

Augusta University

Augusta, GA
#32

Doane University

Crete, NE
#34

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
#36

University of Denver

Denver, CO
#37

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#38

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
#39

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#40

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#41

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#42

Peru State College

Peru, NE
#43

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX
#47

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN
#48

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
#50

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 486 different United States curriculum and instruction schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
52 Belhaven University Jackson, MS
53 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
54 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
55 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
56 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
56 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
58 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
59 North American University Stafford, TX
59 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN
61 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
62 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
63 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
63 Florida International University Miami, FL
65 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
65 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
67 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
67 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
69 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
69 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
71 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
72 Mississippi College Clinton, MS

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools award.

Rank College Location
73 William Woods University Fulton, MO
73 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
73 Gardner - Webb University Boiling Springs, NC
73 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
77 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
77 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
77 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
80 Boise State University Boise, ID
80 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
82 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
82 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY
82 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
82 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
82 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
87 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
87 Columbia International University Columbia, SC
87 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
90 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
91 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA
92 Illinois State University Normal, IL
93 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
93 Merrimack College North Andover, MA
93 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
93 Thomas University Thomasville, GA
93 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

View the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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