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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$38,944 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,468 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 614 degrees and certificates were awarded to curriculum and instruction students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the curriculum doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Francisco the best value school in California for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USFCA are $27,250 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of San Francisco

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Pacific graduate students pay an average of $50,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of the Pacific

#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Chapman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in California. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chapman are $37,538 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Chapman University Report

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools 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 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 3 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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