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2025 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

47 Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,559 Master's Degrees
$52,953 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a master's degree in curriculum & instruction, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 47 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for curriculum & instruction students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,559 master's degrees in curriculum & instruction to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Curriculum & Instruction School for Your Master's Degree

Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of curriculum & instruction for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for curriculum & instruction students working on their master's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Curriculum & Instruction in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

12 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Curriculum

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

It's hard to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville.

Master's recipients from the curriculum & instruction degree program at University of Florida earn $5,370 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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It is hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Master's recipients from the curriculum & instruction degree program at University of Virginia - Main Campus make $3,761 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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George Mason University is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Curriculum & Instruction master's degree recipients from George Mason University receive an earnings boost of approximately $6,995 above the typical income of curriculum & instruction graduates.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in curriculum & instruction needs to check out Florida State University. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Master's students who receive their degree from the curriculum program earn around $50,839 in the first couple years of working.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

It's hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

After graduation, curriculum master's recipients usually make about $53,202 at the beginning of their careers.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
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Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in curriculum & instruction needs to look into Liberty University. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.More information about a master’s in curriculum & instruction from Liberty University

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Berry College
Mount Berry, GA

Located in the suburb of Mount Berry, Berry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Curriculum & Instruction master's degree recipients from Berry College receive an earnings boost of about $14,971 over the average income of curriculum & instruction graduates.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the curriculum program make around $54,819 in their early career salary.

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Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the curriculum & instruction program at North Carolina State University earn $2,138 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a very large student population.

Those curriculum & instruction students who get their master's degree from Florida International University earn $7,610 more than the standard curriculum graduate.

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Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, curriculum master's recipients usually make an average of $48,079 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in curriculum & instruction from University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

Lipscomb is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.

Students who graduate with their master's from the curriculum program report average early career income of $51,922.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
9 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
10 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
10 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
11 Arkansas State University - Main Campus Jonesboro, AR
19 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
20 Spalding University Louisville, KY

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum & instruction schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 208 540
Georgia 190 243
Virginia 182 804
North Carolina 178 104
Tennessee 166 447
Alabama 151 28
Louisiana 147 399
Kentucky 147 257
South Carolina 146 119
Mississippi 145 159
Arkansas 121 153
West Virginia 112 13

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Curriculum & Instruction is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Curriculum Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 3,559

Majors Similar to Curriculum

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 8,608
Educational Administration 7,090
Student Counseling 3,832
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3,485
Special Education 3,079
General Education 2,059
Instructional Media Design 1,053
Other Education 421
Teaching English or French 340
Educational Assessment 103

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