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    Curriculum and Instruction

    CIP13.03

    425 colleges offer Curriculum and Instruction. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    425
    at its most common level
    Bachelor's earnings
    $45,438
    median, 4 years after
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    8
    Associate's
    2
    Bachelor's
    18
    Master's
    425
    Post-baccalaureate certificate
    16
    Doctoral
    136
    First professional
    9
    Graduate/professional certificate
    142
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Curriculum and Instruction

    A program that focuses on the curriculum and related instructional processes and tools, and that may prepare individuals to serve as professional curriculum specialists. Includes instruction in curriculum theory, curriculum design and planning, instructional material design and evaluation, curriculum evaluation, and applications to specific subject matter, programs or educational levels.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 13.03.

    By degree level

    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Curriculum and Instruction and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate8Not reportedNot reported
    Associate's2Not reportedNot reported
    Bachelor's18$45,4384 yrs after · 2 collegesNot reported
    Master's425$60,8064 yrs after · 176 colleges$24,500123 colleges
    Post-baccalaureate certificate16$66,6761 yr after · 1 collegeNot reported
    Doctoral136$83,5444 yrs after · 21 colleges$57,64017 colleges
    First professional9$68,8374 yrs after · 2 colleges$37,3702 colleges
    Graduate/professional certificate142$68,1984 yrs after · 4 colleges$42,9973 colleges

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

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    How many colleges offer Curriculum and Instruction?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Curriculum and Instruction at these degree levels: certificate (8 colleges), associate's (2 colleges), bachelor's (18 colleges), master's (425 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (16 colleges), doctoral (136 colleges), first professional (9 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (142 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).

    What do Curriculum and Instruction graduates earn?

    At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Curriculum and Instruction earn $45,438 a year four years after finishing, across 2 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.