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2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,551 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,510 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree School for You

Educational Assessment is the #180 most popular major in the country with 2,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for assessment students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for assessment majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Educational Assessment

Our 2023 rankings named Houston Baptist University the best value school in the Southwest Region for educational assessment students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at HBU are $13,400 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Weatherford, SWOSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SWOSU are $14,202 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USW are $22,500 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for educational assessment students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational assessment schools in the Southwest Region . UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCO are $18,116 a year.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Central Oklahoma

Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

Explore the best educational assessment schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 22
Arizona 79
Oklahoma 39
New Mexico 35

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to US Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul J. Phelps.

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