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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 19,832 people earned a degree or certificate in curriculum and instruction, making the major the #54 most popular in the United States.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 106 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for curriculum majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 15% Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the United States for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for curriculum and instruction students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for curriculum and instruction students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#10

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

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#11

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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#12

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree curriculum and instruction programs. Located in the large suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#14

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #14 on this year’s Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Curriculum & Instruction students that almost earned our Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 New York University New York, NY
17 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
18 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
19 Aurora University Aurora, IL
20 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
21 Boston University Boston, MA

Curriculum & Instruction by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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