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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 19,832 curriculum and instruction students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

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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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

About 87% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 29 students majoring in curriculum at Texas A&M College Station, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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

About 61% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 39% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 12 students majoring in curriculum at UNT, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Of the 11 students majoring in curriculum at Texas Wesleyan, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 60% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Of the 9 students majoring in curriculum at NAU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools 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 19 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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