Curriculum & Instruction is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 158 doctor's degrees in curriculum & instruction to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on curriculum & instruction students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of curriculum & instruction students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for curriculum & instruction to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized curriculum & instruction related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for curriculum & instruction students working on their doctor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Curriculum & Instruction Schools
The curriculum school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Curriculum & Instruction in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in curriculum & instruction.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Curriculum
Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in curriculum & instruction needs to take a look at St John's University - New York. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Doctorate recipients from the curriculum & instruction major at St John's University - New York make $45,289 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
