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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,863 people earned their degree in educational assessment, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,220 and had an average of $33,307 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 235 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,400 and $40,366 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational assessment programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the educational assessment program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

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 Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

SWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Oklahoma State University are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 21 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Educational Assessment 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 UCO are $17,913.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

University of the Southwest landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

USW also took the #4 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Assessment at University of the Southwest

Lubbock Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LCU are $8,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lubbock Christian University Educational Assessment Report

#8

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayland Baptist University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment 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 Wayland Baptist University are $14,710.

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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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