Curriculum & Instruction
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Curriculum & Instruction degree recipients are Millcreek, UT, Seward, NE, and Indianapolis city (balance), IN. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Curriculum & Instruction degree recipients are Seward, NE, Demorest, GA, and Peru, NE. The most common degree awarded to students studying Curriculum & Instruction is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Curriculum & Instruction and the types of students that study this field. Western Governors University awards the most degrees in Curriculum & Instruction in the US, but Concordia University-Nebraska and Piedmont University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Curriculum & Instruction.
Tuition costs for Curriculum & Instruction majors are, on average, $7,770 for in-state public colleges, and $31,972 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Curriculum & Instruction programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (250 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (9,424 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Curriculum & Instruction, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (9,424 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Curriculum & Instruction programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Western Governors University has the most Curriculum & Instruction degree recipients, with 2,690 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Curriculum & Instruction.
Out of all institutions that offer Curriculum & Instruction programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Concordia University-Nebraska has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Curriculum & Instruction, with 54.9%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Curriculum & Instruction by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Curriculum & Instruction.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ EDUCATION. graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for EDUCATION. majors is $60,101 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
The industry that employs the most EDUCATION. majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The average salary for EDUCATION. majors is $60,101 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for EDUCATION. majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of EDUCATION. majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that EDUCATION. majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations EDUCATION. majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of EDUCATION. majors working as Elementary & middle school teachers, Special education teachers, and Secondary school teachers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for EDUCATION. majors are Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Surgeons.
The number of EDUCATION. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.236%, from 5.06M in 2020 to 5.07M in 2021.
The largest single share of EDUCATION. graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (34%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in EDUCATION. by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ EDUCATION. majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Child day care services.
The highest paying industries of EDUCATION. majors, by average wage, are Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Not specified utilities, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
The number of EDUCATION. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.236%, from 5.06M in 2020 to 5.07M in 2021.
The industry which employs the most EDUCATION. graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in EDUCATION..
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of EDUCATION. majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that EDUCATION. majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in EDUCATION. in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in EDUCATION. is 46.2.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold EDUCATION. degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in EDUCATION. (13,012 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in EDUCATION.. The most common ages of employees with this major are 47 and 39 years old, which represent 2.62% and 2.44% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Curriculum & Instruction are Masters Degree, Research Doctorate, and Post-Masters Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in EDUCATION. are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Curriculum & Instruction.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Curriculum & Instruction for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Curriculum & Instruction.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in St Vincent & the Grenadines that hold EDUCATION. degrees (3.76 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (51,142 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Curriculum & Instruction field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Curriculum & Instruction majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Curriculum & Instruction majors need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Learning Strategies, Operations Analysis, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Management of Financial Resources, Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Learning, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Instructing, Time Management, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Technology Design, Persuasion, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Mathematics, Science, Programming, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Curriculum & Instruction majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Active Learning, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Coordination, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Operations Analysis, Mathematics, Science, Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Technology Design, Programming, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Selection, Installation, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.
