Find Teaching Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$38,944 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree 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.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree 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 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Francisco the best value school in California for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.

Read More…

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pacific are $50,638 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of the Pacific

#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Chapman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in California. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

Chapman graduate students pay an average of $37,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 3 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.