by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 19,832 people earned their degree in curriculum and instruction, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,683 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 219 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their curriculum and instruction program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree curriculum & instruction students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s curriculum and instruction students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas Wesleyan
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s curriculum and instruction students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas Tech University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 45 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at UOPX - Arizona
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 29 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas A&M College Station
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Curriculum & Instruction Report
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 12 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Arizona University Curriculum & Instruction Report
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Curriculum & Instruction Report
University of Houston came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Houston
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Baylor University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 9 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Curriculum & Instruction Report
With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s curriculum and instruction students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Curriculum & Instruction Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Curriculum & Instruction Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 12 doctorate’s curriculum and instruction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
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