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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 68% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 32% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Capella University

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in curriculum at Lindenwood University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Missouri State University - Springfield

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in curriculum at Iowa State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Iowa State University

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Missouri - Columbia

#6

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate curriculum and instruction programs. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Nebraska Medical Center

Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#10

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Webster University Report

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 526
Minnesota 348
Iowa 129
Kansas 350
Nebraska 1,161
North Dakota 36
South Dakota 54

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 22 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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