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2022 Best Value Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational assessment programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational assessment 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 Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,466 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Educational Assessment Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 43 ’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Texas Tech University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also made our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for SWOSU is $9,904 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SWOSU Educational Assessment Report

#4

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USW also made our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $20,213 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of the Southwest.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of the Southwest

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,458 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Educational Assessment Report

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,381 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

Full UCO Educational Assessment Report

Houston Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k list, HBU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for HBU is $17,593 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Educational Assessment at Houston Baptist University

Lubbock Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

LCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,569 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lubbock Christian University.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at LCU

#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University also made our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Wayland Baptist University is $23,238 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Wayland Baptist University Educational Assessment Report

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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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