2025 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Iowa
4Colleges in Iowa
132Curriculum Degrees Awarded
$57,565Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in curriculum & instruction is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #55 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for curriculum & instruction students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 132 degrees in curriculum & instruction to qualified students.
The curriculum program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Curriculum & Instruction rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for curriculum & instruction schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The curriculum school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Iowa.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the curriculum degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in curriculum & instruction has to look into Dordt University. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #970 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dordt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent year we have data available.
Drake University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #340 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the curriculum program state that they receive average early career income of $58,730.
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Any student who is interested in curriculum & instruction has to look into Buena Vista University. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 38 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at BVU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Upper Iowa University if you wish to pursue a degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 9 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at UIU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The curriculum program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Curriculum & Instruction rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for curriculum & instruction schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
