2022 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Curriculum & Instruction is the 46th most popular major in the country with 18,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 398 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The curriculum & instruction school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California”.

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Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in California

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at USFCA

#2

Chapman University

Orange, California

#1 in overall quality

$35,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orange, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s curriculum and instruction students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Chapman University Curriculum & Instruction Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools for a Doctorate in California. University of the Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed 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 more about Curriculum & Instruction at Pacific

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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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