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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$21,718 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Our analysis found Piedmont College to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

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

Piedmont College also claimed a spot on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Piedmont College

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Liberty University

#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Gardner - Webb University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in the Southeast Region . VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VSU are $18,682 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Valdosta State University

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Memphis

#6

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 a year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Mercer University

University of South Florida - Main Campus 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 #7 on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $21,126 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #8, University of New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best value schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

UNO graduate students pay an average of $13,678 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of New Orleans

#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

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

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Florida Report

University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULM are $21,877 per year.

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

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges by State

Explore the best curriculum and instruction schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,215
Florida 818
Georgia 892
North Carolina 182
Tennessee 546
Kentucky 297
Louisiana 425
Alabama 28
South Carolina 196
Mississippi 247
Arkansas 171
West Virginia 16

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 25 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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