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Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$38,944 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,468 Avg Salary

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

Curriculum & Instruction is the #114 most popular major in California with 614 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found University of San Francisco to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value curriculum and instruction schools in California. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Pacific graduate students pay an average of $50,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chapman are $37,538 per year.

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Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 180
Oregon 58
Nevada 188
Hawaii 66

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 3 schools only.

  • 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.

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