by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region” 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.
Across the Plains States region, there were 174 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,423 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their educational assessment program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree assessment students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 7 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region list. Morningside is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 28 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 University of Missouri - Kansas City Educational Assessment Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 11 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Educational Assessment Report
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 3 masters’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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