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2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

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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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality
$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$37,424 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality
$12,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$56,234 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree assessment students list, HBU has also earned the #3 rank 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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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality
$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

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. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 21 masters’s assessment 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. 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

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma
#5 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 #4 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s assessment students 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality
$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$37,208 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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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#6

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#7 in overall quality
$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Wayland Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region 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.

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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#7

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of the Southwest landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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