Educational Assessment at Boston College

If you are interested in studying educational assessment, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Educational Assessment section at the bottom of this page.

Boston College Educational Assessment Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Assessment

Boston College Educational Assessment Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in assessment, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Assessment Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the assessment majors at Boston College.

Boston College Educational Assessment Master’s Program

67% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of assessment master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in assessment each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in assessment.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Educational Assessment

If you plan to be a assessment major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Evaluation & Research	11
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	5

Careers That Assessment Grads May Go Into

A degree in assessment can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Social Sciences Professors	600	$92,670
Education, Training, and Library Workers	570	$55,150
Social Scientists	430	$80,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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