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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

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

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

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of San Francisco

Out of the 6 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 city of Stockton.

Women make up 67% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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

#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange.

About 50% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Chapman University

#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Northcentral University Report

#4

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, La Sierra University landed the # 4 spot on the list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at La Sierra University Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in California. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at San Diego State University

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Explore all the Most Popular 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 6 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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