by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Curriculum & Instruction is the 46th most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,606 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular curriculum and instruction programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree curriculum & instruction students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Capella University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 29 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 16 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Curriculum & Instruction Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 7 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Saint Louis University
With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s curriculum and instruction students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at University of Northern Iowa
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s curriculum and instruction students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Iowa
University of South Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of South Dakota
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