degree program vs curriculum

degree program and curriculum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degree program	Yes	No	No	No
curriculum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, curriculum is a hypernym of degree program; that is, curriculum is a word with a broader meaning than degree program:

Other hypernyms of degree program include course of study, program, programme, syllabus.

degree program (noun)	curriculum (noun)
a course of study leading to an academic degree	an integrated course of academic studies