Curriculum and Instruction

A program that focuses on the curriculum and related instructional processes and tools, and that may prepare individuals to serve as professional curriculum specialists. Includes instruction in curriculum theory, curriculum design and planning, instructional material design and evaluation, curriculum evaluation, and applications to specific subject matter, programs or educational levels.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 413 institutions across the United States, with a total of 61427 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

464

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

17,349

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

2,618

degrees awarded

Other Awards

40,960

awards given

Top Schools for Curriculum and Instruction

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	11,184
2	American College of Education Indianapolis, IN	2,148
3	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	1,758
4	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	1,500
5	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	855
6	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	837
7	Augusta University Augusta, GA	750
8	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	672
9	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	660
10	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	651
11	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	639
12	National Louis University Chicago, IL	618
13	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	606
14	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	600
15	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	585
16	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	567
17	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	558
18	Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	552
19	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	546
20	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	534
21	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	528
22	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	507
23	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	477
24	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	465
25	Piedmont University Demorest, GA	462
26	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	462
27	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	426
28	Peru State College Peru, NE	399
29	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	396
30	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	396
31	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	387
32	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	387
33	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	378
34	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	369
35	Doane University Crete, NE	366
36	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	360
37	University of Houston Houston, TX	351
38	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	348
39	Columbia International University Columbia, SC	336
40	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	324
41	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	321
42	Boston University Boston, MA	315
43	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	308
44	Baylor University Waco, TX	300
45	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	300
46	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	294
47	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	288
48	University of Mississippi University, MS	288
49	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	285
50	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	276
51	Florida International University Miami, FL	276
52	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	273
53	Mississippi College Clinton, MS	270
54	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	267
55	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	261
56	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	255
57	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	255
58	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	252
59	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	249
60	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	246
61	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	243
62	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	240
63	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	237
64	University of Denver Denver, CO	234
65	McDaniel College Westminster, MD	231
66	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	219
67	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	219
68	City University of Seattle Seattle, WA	216
69	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	216
70	Spalding University Louisville, KY	210
71	Wayne State College Wayne, NE	210
72	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL	210
73	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	207
74	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	195
75	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	195
76	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	192
77	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	192
78	Thomas University Thomasville, GA	186
79	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN	186
80	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	186
81	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	186
82	Berry College Mount Berry, GA	183
83	Evangel University Springfield, MO	177
84	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	171
85	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	168
86	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	168
87	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	168
88	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	168
89	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	165
90	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	165
91	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	162
92	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	162
93	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	162
94	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	156
95	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	153
96	Aurora University Aurora, IL	153
97	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	147
98	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	144
99	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	144
100	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	144