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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$21,718 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,468 Avg Salary

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

With 19,832 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, curriculum and instruction is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for curriculum majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Our analysis found Piedmont College to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

Piedmont College graduate students pay an average of $11,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Piedmont College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VSU are $18,682 a year.

VSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

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#6

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Mercer University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.

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#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNO are $13,678 per year.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ULM are $21,877 a year.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 297
Tennessee 546
North Carolina 182
Georgia 892
Florida 818
Virginia 1,215
West Virginia 16
South Carolina 196
Arkansas 171
Louisiana 425
Mississippi 247
Alabama 28

Curriculum & Instruction is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Curriculum Concentrations

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.

  • 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.

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