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2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Educational Assessment is the 217th most popular major in the country with 1,863 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $30-$48k” 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree assessment students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s assessment students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SWOSU are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500.

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#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 15 masters’s assessment 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Houston Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU also made our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Houston Baptist University Educational Assessment Report

With a ranking of #7, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. LCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LCU are $8,730, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Wayland Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 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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