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2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational assessment programs that also have a lower cost than 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree assessment students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#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 #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 masters’s assessment 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. 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 at SWOSU

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 29 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Texas Tech University

#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 $75-$110k. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 UNM are $19,890.

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#4

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

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 Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of the Southwest is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 11 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

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 full report on Educational Assessment at University of the Southwest

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 $75-$110k. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Houston Baptist University are $12,650.

Full Houston Baptist University Educational Assessment Report

University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree assessment students whose families make $75-$110k list, UCO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCO Educational Assessment Report

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 $75-$110k ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree assessment students whose families make $75-$110k list, LCU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lubbock Christian University 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s assessment degrees 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.

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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