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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in California

5 Colleges
$54,533 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate 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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The Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Vanguard University of Southern California the most popular school in California for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in curriculum at Vanguard, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#3

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at La Sierra University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in California. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Redlands is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Colleges 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 5 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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