by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 19,217 people earned their degree in curriculum & instruction, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States. In , curriculum & instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,631 and had an average of $29,853 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,366 curriculum & instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,164 and $30,474 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,559 curriculum & instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 111 colleges that offered a degree in curriculum & instruction. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in curriculum & instruction.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree curriculum students.
Out of the 111 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Thomasville, Georgia, and it awarded 81 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, 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 Columbia International University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 125 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia International University Curriculum & Instruction Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGrange College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region. LaGrange College is a small school located in Lagrange, Georgia that handed out 26 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region. Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Georgetown College
Out of the 111 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #5 spot on the list. Berry is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Berry, Georgia. It awarded 39 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Holy Cross came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Holy Cross is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 10 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Full University of Holy Cross Curriculum & Instruction Report
With a ranking of #7, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 96 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Lipscomb University
Averett University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Danville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 226 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Louisiana State University - Shreveport
With a ranking of #10, Warner University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lake Wales, Florida, and it awarded 11 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Warner University
With a ranking of #11, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. University of the Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 263 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Full University of the Cumberlands Curriculum & Instruction Report
With a ranking of #12, Coker University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. Coker University is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 masters’s curriculum degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. MC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 86 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Nicholls State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Nicholls State University
George Mason University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 290 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at George Mason University
Salem University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Salem University is a small private for-profit school situated in Salem, West Virginia. It awarded 19 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #17, Francis Marion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Francis Marion University
University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 65 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Greenville University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. North Greenville University is a small school located in Tigerville, South Carolina that handed out 11 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
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 full report on Curriculum & Instruction at North Greenville University
Eastern Mennonite University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Eastern Mennonite
Florida Southern College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Florida Southern College
Trinity Baptist College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Trinity Baptist College
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 129 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full Tennessee Tech University Curriculum & Instruction Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Curriculum Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 106 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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