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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 433 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the curriculum master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Western Governors University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 433 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 3 spot on the list. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 81% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 88% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at George Mason University Report

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#7

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Fitchburg State University Report

Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.

Of the 208 students majoring in curriculum at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

University of St Francis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 207 students majoring in curriculum at University of Saint Francis, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of St Francis Report

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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

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National Louis University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 198 students majoring in curriculum at NLU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at National Louis University

#12

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

With a ranking of #12, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

Of the 196 students majoring in curriculum at Cumberlands, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of the Cumberlands Report

#13

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

University of the Pacific ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of the Pacific

Southern New Hampshire University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#15

Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

Emporia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

Of the 186 students majoring in curriculum at ESU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Emporia State University Report

With a ranking of #16, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 65% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 163 students majoring in curriculum at Concordia University, Irvine, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Concordia University, Irvine

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 163 students majoring in curriculum at Texas A&M College Station, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#19

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 84% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#20

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #20, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 77% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 23% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Boston University

With a ranking of #21, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

Women make up 95% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

About 74% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 26% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Connecticut

#23

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Florida State University

#24

Doane University

Crete, NE

Doane University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.

About 85% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 15% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Doane University

University of Maryland - College Park ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#26

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#28

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
#29

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
#31

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#31

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#33

Peru State College

Peru, NE
#34

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX
#35

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#36

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN
#37

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
#39

University of Mississippi

University, MS
#40

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#45

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA
#46

North American University

Stafford, TX
#48

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA
#50

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 433 different United States curriculum and instruction schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
52 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
53 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
54 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
55 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
55 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
57 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
57 University of Denver Denver, CO
57 William Woods University Fulton, MO
57 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
57 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
62 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
62 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
62 Wayne State College Wayne, NE

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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
65 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
65 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
67 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
68 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
69 Augusta University Augusta, GA
70 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
70 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
72 Columbia International University Columbia, SC
72 Boise State University Boise, ID
74 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
75 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
75 Merrimack College North Andover, MA
75 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
75 Thomas University Thomasville, GA
75 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
75 Illinois State University Normal, IL
75 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
82 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
83 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
83 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
85 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
85 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

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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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