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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$20,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley the best value school in the Southwest Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas A&M University - College Station

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of North Texas Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at The University of Texas at El Paso

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 per year.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at The University of Texas at Austin Report

University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas Tech University

With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Tempe also is in the top 20% of our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#10

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

TCU graduate students pay an average of $32,268 in tuition and fees each year.

TCU also took the #1 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas Christian University

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction colleges 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.

  • 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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