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2024 Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
169 Assessment Degrees Awarded
Educational Assessment isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #184 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of educational assessment. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 169 degrees in educational assessment during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Educational Assessment School

Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region The assessment program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Educational Assessment rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational assessment schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Educational Assessment Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Assessment
Master's Degrees in Assessment
Doctor's Degrees in Assessment

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 the Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Educational Assessment in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of assessment degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Assessment

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in educational assessment. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 10 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in educational assessment has to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Northwestern University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in educational assessment. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 8 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational assessment. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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4
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL

Loyola University Chicago is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in educational assessment. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH

UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were about 5 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
40.0% Growth in Graduates

UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from University of Illinois at Chicago

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 8 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 10 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

Explore the best educational assessment colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 17
Ohio 314 39
Illinois 304 68
Indiana 294 3

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Educational Assessment has other similar majors worth exploring.

Assessment Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Evaluation & Research 47
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research 44
Learning Sciences 26
Educational Statistics & Research Methods 25
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement 19
Institutional Research 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 14,087
Teacher Education Subject Specific 7,501
Educational Administration 6,938
Special Education 6,264
General Education 3,130
Curriculum & Instruction 2,820
Student Counseling 1,315
Instructional Media Design 1,004
Teaching English or French 510
Multilingual Education 501

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