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

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 194 students majoring in curriculum at Pacific, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of the Pacific Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Concordia University, Irvine

#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 70 students majoring in curriculum at USD, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of San Diego Report

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at California State University - Northridge

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanguard University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Vanguard University of Southern California

California State University - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for curriculum and instruction students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CSUSM is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 81% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at California State University - San Marcos

#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 81% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Brandman University

#8

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.

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

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#9

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 14 students majoring in curriculum at La Sierra, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the curriculum majors at the school.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Redlands Report

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 16 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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