2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in California (With Aid)

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Curriculum & Instruction is the 57th most popular major in the country with 18,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,708 and had an average of $36,052 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 398 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,125 and $57,991 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in curriculum and instruction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality curriculum and instruction programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in California (With Aid)

#1

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

#2 in overall quality

$49,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. University of the Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Stockton, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also took the #2 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $49,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Pacific

#2

Chapman University

Orange, California

#1 in overall quality

$35,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$87,754 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chapman University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. Chapman University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Chapman University

#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #3 spot on the list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USFCA Curriculum & Instruction Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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