by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 175 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,221 and $24,497 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in educational assessment.
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The assessment school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Educational Assessment Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Assessment at Houston Baptist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 10 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at Texas Tech University
With a ranking of #6, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’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.
Full Wayland Baptist University Educational Assessment Report
Lubbock Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
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