2025 Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Far Western US Region
9Colleges in the Far Western US Region
706Curriculum Degrees Awarded
$57,565Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in curriculum & instruction, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #55 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for curriculum & instruction students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 706 degrees in curriculum & instruction annually.
The curriculum program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Curriculum & Instruction rankings. We derive our Best Overall Curriculum & Instruction School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Curriculum & Instruction in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of curriculum degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat University of Nevada - Las Vegas if you wish to pursue a degree in curriculum & instruction. UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. This university ranks 1st out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 126 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, curriculum degree recipients generally earn around $58,692 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the curriculum program report average early career wages of $47,042.
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Chapman University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in curriculum & instruction. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #172 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Oregon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in curriculum & instruction. Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the town of Monmouth. This university ranks 7th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 5 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year.
UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 51 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the curriculum program earn an average of $57,473 for their early career.
Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.
Brandman is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 57th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 20 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at Brandman in the most recent year we have data available.
CSUSM is a large public university located in the large suburb of San Marcos. This university ranks 65th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 16 curriculum & instruction students who graduated with this degree at CSUSM in the most recent data year.
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).
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The curriculum program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Curriculum & Instruction rankings. We derive our Best Overall Curriculum & Instruction School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
