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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Assessment Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,552 people earned their degree in educational assessment, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,573 and had an average of $34,777 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,336 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in educational assessment. That schools that top this list have a program in educational assessment in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major”.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,189 bachelors’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Western Governors University Educational Assessment Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s assessment students in 2020-2021.

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

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #3 spot on the list. Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Point Park University

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major list. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Northwestern

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s assessment degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Assessment at Purdue

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Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major ranking, coming in at #7. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s assessment degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full WIU Educational Assessment Report

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With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Louisiana State University Educational Assessment Report

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Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Westminster College Utah ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major list. Westminster College Utah is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 0 bachelors’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Assessment at Westminster College Salt Lake

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major ranking. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 The University of Alabama

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