Educational Assessment at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a assessment school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's assessment program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 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.

Harvard Educational Assessment Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Assessment

Harvard Educational Assessment Rankings

Assessment Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Educational Assessment Master’s Program

79% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of assessment master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in assessment each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the assessment master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	174
International Students	172
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

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 Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Evaluation & Research	4

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 Harvard University.

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
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