by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Curriculum & Instruction is the 46th most popular major in the country with 19,217 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Maryland, there were 295 curriculum & instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 253 curriculum & instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,978 and $45,714 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum & instruction. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in curriculum & instruction.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The curriculum & instruction 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland list. McDaniel is a small school located in Westminster, Maryland that handed out 65 masters’s curriculum & instruction degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the #2 spot on the list. Hood College is located in Frederick, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s curriculum & instruction degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Hood College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Maryland. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 28 masters’s curriculum & instruction degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Loyola University Maryland Curriculum & Instruction Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #4 spot on the list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 149 masters’s curriculum & instruction degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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