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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Curriculum & Instruction is the 57th most popular major in the country with 18,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,708 and had an average of $36,052 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 908 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,200 and $50,172 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in curriculum and instruction. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent curriculum and instruction programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #4 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree curriculum students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at UW Seattle

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Portland State University Curriculum & Instruction Report

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. University of San Francisco is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 7 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of San Francisco Curriculum & Instruction Report

#5

Chapman University

Orange, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Orange, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Chapman University Curriculum & Instruction Report

#6

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#3 in overall quality

University of the Pacific ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Stockton, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374.

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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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