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Educational Assessment at University of the Southwest

Educational Assessment at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904.

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.

USW Educational Assessment Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Assessment

USW Educational Assessment Rankings

Assessment Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Educational Assessment Master’s Program

92% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of assessment master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a assessment master's degree from USW, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the assessment master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 University of the Southwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement 10

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Social Sciences Professors 350 $85,450
Education, Training, and Library Workers 330 $40,100
Social Scientists 170 $79,880
Education Professors 90 $67,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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