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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 136 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Curriculum & Instruction program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for curriculum majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 80% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Liberty University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 73 students majoring in curriculum at UofSC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 26% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 83% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Capella University Report

Out of the 136 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Women make up 87% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#8

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 17% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 76% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

With a ranking of #10, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Women make up 73% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at St John’s University - New York Report

#11

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 63% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 38% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Michigan State University

#12

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 77% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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The University of West Florida landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 86% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#13

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 52% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Robert Morris University

#13

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #13, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 21 students majoring in curriculum at Virginia Tech, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#16

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#17

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #17, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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

With a ranking of #17, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

With a ranking of #20, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 63% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 38% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UPR Rio Piedras is a large public school located in the city of San Juan.

Women make up 63% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

With a ranking of #20, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in curriculum at IUP, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Curriculum & Instruction students that almost earned our Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
23 Piedmont College Demorest, GA
24 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
24 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
24 University of Denver Denver, CO
24 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

View the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 27 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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