2025 Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Educational Assessment is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #138 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of educational assessment. Combined, these schools handed out 30 master's degrees in educational assessment to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on educational assessment students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other educational assessment students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt educational assessment students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational assessment related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for educational assessment students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The assessment school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Educational Assessment in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in educational assessment.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in Assessment

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

18 Annual Graduates

$68,353 Median Starting Salary

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in educational assessment. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the assessment program state that they receive average early career earnings of $68,353.

More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of the Southwest if you wish to pursue a master's degree in educational assessment. USW is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hobbs.More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of the Southwest

Best Educational Assessment Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Educational Assessment Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	6
Oklahoma	153	31

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Educational Assessment Related Rankings by Major

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

Assessment Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Learning Sciences	18
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	12

Most Popular Majors Related to Assessment

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	167
Student Counseling	130
Special Education	94
Curriculum & Instruction	64
Teacher Education Subject Specific	57
Teacher Education Grade Specific	56
Educational Administration	49
Education Philosophy	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.