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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for curriculum majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best school in the Far Western US Region for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The excellent programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of the Pacific came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 180
Oregon 58
California 614
Nevada 188
Hawaii 66

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 25 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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