Curriculum & Instruction&
Awarded in 2016
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The locations with the highest concentration of Curriculum & Instruction graduates are Portland, OR, Phoenix, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ. The locations with a relatively high number of Curriculum & Instruction graduates are Demorest, GA, Georgetown, KY and LaGrange, GA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Curriculum & Instruction is a Master's Degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Curriculum & Instruction and the types of students that study this field. Concordia University-Portland awards the most degrees in graphic design in the US, but Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions and Concordia University-Portland have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Curriculum & Instruction. Tuition costs for Curriculum & Instruction majors are, on average, $7,098 for in-state public colleges, and $28,685 for out of state private colleges. The largest share of institutions with Curriculum & Instruction programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Education graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Education majors both by share and by number, though the highest paying industry for Education majors, by average wage, is Software publishing.
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Education in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Education is 46.3, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelor's degree. Female employees are more likey to hold Education degrees, and White students earn the majority (12,223) of the degrees.
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 Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Curriculum & Instruction majors need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Installation, and Learning Strategies.
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 Technology Design is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.