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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California

20 Colleges
$63,085 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Pacific the most popular school in California for curriculum and instruction students. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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#7

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular curriculum and instruction programs. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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#8

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #8 on the list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California ranking. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 20 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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