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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

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.

The Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the curriculum master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

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

Women make up 78% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 85% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#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. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in California. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 37% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Vanguard University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in California. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

About 59% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #6, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 81% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 19% are male.

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California State University - San Marcos 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 suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#8

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#9

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#10

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 86% of the students majoring in curriculum at the school are women while 14% are male.

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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 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.

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