2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement in the Southwest Region

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In 2019-2020, 118 people earned their degree in educational assessment, testing, and measurement, making the major the 995th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 45 educational assessment, testing, and measurement graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 educational assessment, testing, and measurement graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment, testing, and measurement. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational assessment, testing, and measurement 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 educational assessment, testing, and measurement program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree educational assessment, testing, and measurement students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$12,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. HBU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree educational assessment, testing, and measurement students list, HBU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. SWOSU is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 10 masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SWOSU are $14,202.

Read full report on Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement at SWOSU

#3

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayland Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement degrees to qualified students.

Wayland Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayland Baptist University are $14,710.

Read more about Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement at Wayland Baptist University

#4

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. USW is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 11 masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement degrees in 2019-2020.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USW are $22,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement at USW

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement

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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