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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California

15 Colleges
$63,085 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, curriculum and instruction was ranked 7th in California. In fact, 614 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California

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Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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 15 schools in California 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

Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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 California State University - San Marcos. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #6 on the list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #7 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Dominican University of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San Rafael.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 180
Oregon 58
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

Majors Similar to Curriculum

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 15 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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