2025 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 doctor's degrees in curriculum & instruction during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to curriculum & instruction students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other curriculum & instruction students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt curriculum & instruction students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Curriculum & Instruction in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in curriculum & instruction.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Curriculum

1

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

31 Annual Graduates

$142,452 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat St John's University - New York if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in curriculum & instruction. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the curriculum program report average early career wages of $142,452.

More information about a doctorate in curriculum & instruction from St John’s University - New York

2

Hunter College
New York, NY

6 Annual Graduates

Hunter College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in curriculum & instruction from Hunter College

Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	59
Maryland	119	3
District of Columbia	81	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Curriculum

Curriculum & Instruction is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Curriculum Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction	92

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	268
Teacher Education Subject Specific	100
General Education	26
Teacher Education Grade Specific	24
Other Education	15
Education Philosophy	14
International Education	9
Special Education	7
Educational Assessment	6
Instructional Media Design	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Disarnot. More about our data sources and methodologies.