by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 10 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Southwest Educational Assessment Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools 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 ’s assessment degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Assessment at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 79 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Educational Assessment at University of Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at Houston Baptist University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified ’s assessment students in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Assessment at University of Central Oklahoma
Lubbock Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 0 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 0 students 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.
Read more about Educational Assessment at Wayland Baptist University
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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