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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Illinois 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for curriculum majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the most popular school in Illinois for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 25 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 134 students majoring in curriculum at Concordia University, Chicago, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Out of the 25 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Of the 120 students majoring in curriculum at Olivet Nazarene, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 25 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

About 95% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Eastern Illinois University Report

Illinois 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 74% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 83% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 90% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in curriculum at NIU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#10

Greenville University

Greenville, IL

Greenville University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the distant town of Greenville, Greenville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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