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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois

26 Colleges
$58,808 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #12 most popular major in Illinois with 1,019 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

Our analysis found National Louis University to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in Illinois. 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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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in Illinois. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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Illinois State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Northern Illinois University

#9

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 314
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 26 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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