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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$69,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 19,832 curriculum and instruction students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor University the best school in the Southwest Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 561
Texas 2,013
New Mexico 50
Oklahoma 59

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Curriculum Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Disarnot.

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