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2024 Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges in the Southwest Region
175 Assessment Degrees Awarded
$45,221 Avg Early-Career Salary
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 7 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of educational assessment. Combined, these schools handed out 175 degrees in educational assessment to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Assessment School

Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of educational assessment school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Educational Assessment Rankings by Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. 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 Southwest 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.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Assessment

1
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
79 Assessment Degrees Awarded
$23,373 Median Starting Salary

University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational assessment. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 79 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the assessment program report average early career wages of $23,373.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from University of Arizona

2
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
$60,299 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in educational assessment needs to check out Texas Tech University. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 2 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the educational assessment program at Texas Tech University make $15,078 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from Texas Tech University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
12.0% Growth in Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great decision for students interested in a degree in educational assessment. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
52.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in educational assessment has to check out Southwestern Oklahoma State University. SWOSU is a small public university located in the remote town of Weatherford. This university ranks 15th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were about 21 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at SWOSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from Southwestern Oklahoma State University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NM

Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

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

More information about a degree in educational assessment from University of the Southwest

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

HBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 67th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 6 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at HBU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from Houston Baptist University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$36,912 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were about 10 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the assessment program make an average of $36,912 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in educational assessment from University of Central Oklahoma

Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 6
Arizona 287 77
Oklahoma 257 31
New Mexico 219 35

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Educational Assessment is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Assessment Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Learning Sciences 112
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement 45
Educational Statistics & Research Methods 16
Educational Evaluation & Research 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 13,720
Educational Administration 7,661
Special Education 5,829
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3,388
General Education 2,988
Curriculum & Instruction 2,683
Student Counseling 1,440
Instructional Media Design 866
Teaching English or French 479
Other Education 361

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