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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California

20 Colleges
$63,085 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of the Pacific to be the most popular school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of San Diego is a great place for curriculum and instruction students. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in California. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Chapman University

Orange, CA

With a ranking of #7, Chapman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #8, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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California State University - San Marcos ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra 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 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 20 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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