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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

106 Colleges
$16,037 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,468 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #15 most popular major in the country with 19,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 106 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for curriculum majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 15% Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Chicago also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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

#2

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McKendree are $9,756 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at McKendree University Report

#3

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

Piedmont College graduate students pay an average of $11,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Piedmont College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Piedmont College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Northern Illinois University Report

Out of the 106 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Illinois State University

#6

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Aurora also did well on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Aurora University Report

National Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NLU are $12,096 a year.

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#8

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

With a ranking of #8, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Liberty University

#11

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Capella University Report

#11

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Gardner - Webb University

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Kutztown University graduate students pay an average of $16,997 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

#14

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Wyoming Report

#15

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

VSU graduate students pay an average of $18,682 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Valdosta State University Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
17 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
18 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
19 DePaul University Chicago, IL
20 University of North Texas Denton, TX
21 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
21 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

View the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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