by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Curriculum & Instruction. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Curriculum & Instruction is a major offered under the education program of study at Western Governors University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in curriculum, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
curriculum who receive their master’s degree from WGU make an average of $53,736 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $45,921.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the curriculum master’s degree program at WGU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
About 88.2% of the students who received their Master’s in curriculum in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.3%.
Around 13.9% of curriculum master’s degree recipients at WGU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 28 |
| Black or African American | 55 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 15 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 |
| White | 1,506 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 190 |
Curriculum & Instruction students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 1,917 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to curriculum and instruction.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 438 |
| Instructional Media Design | 1,457 |
| Educational Assessment | 15 |
| Special Education | 337 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 458 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.