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2025 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges in Virginia
1,287 Curriculum Degrees Awarded
$57,565 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in curriculum & instruction, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #55 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,287 degrees in curriculum & instruction annually.

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Choosing a Great Curriculum & Instruction School

Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Virginia Your choice of curriculum & instruction school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Curriculum & Instruction School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Curriculum & Instruction Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Curriculum
Doctor's Degrees in Curriculum

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Curriculum & Instruction in Virginia

The schools below may not offer all types of curriculum degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Curriculum

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
318 Curriculum Degrees Awarded
$59,858 Median Starting Salary

George Mason University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 318 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Those curriculum & instruction students who get their degree from George Mason University receive $2,293 more than the standard curriculum student.

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Liberty University crest
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
572 Curriculum Degrees Awarded
33.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a 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. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 572 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year. Curriculum & Instruction degree recipients from Liberty University earn a boost of around $6,025 over the typical earnings of curriculum & instruction majors.

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Masters Degree Type
MEd in Curriculum & Instruction Program Name

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

It is hard to beat Regent University if you wish to pursue a degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 23 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year. After graduation, curriculum degree recipients usually earn around $57,753 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 303
Florida 282 677
North Carolina 279 179
Tennessee 269 482
South Carolina 248 196
Kentucky 244 267
Louisiana 242 425
Mississippi 234 161
Arkansas 234 167
Alabama 233 28
West Virginia 207 13

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Curriculum & Instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Curriculum Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 1,287

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Majors Similar to Curriculum

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 2,037
Educational Administration 1,818
Special Education 1,175
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1,156
Student Counseling 977
General Education 954
Other Education 349
Teaching English or French 147
Instructional Media Design 111
Teaching Assistants 65

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