2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in Minnesota

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Minnesota” 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 Minnesota, there were 439 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,711 and $52,242 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The curriculum 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 Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota”.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in Minnesota

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 73 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Capella University

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,839 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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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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