2022 Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement is the 995th most popular major in the country with 118 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 45 educational assessment, testing, and measurement graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 educational assessment, testing, and measurement graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment, testing, and measurement. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational assessment, testing, and measurement programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the educational assessment, testing, and measurement program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree educational assessment, testing, and measurement students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also made our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at SWOSU are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement at SWOSU

#2

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$12,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement students in 2019-2020.

HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement at Houston Baptist University

#3

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. USW is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 11 masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement degrees in 2019-2020.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USW Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Report

#4

Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock, Texas

$8,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement students in 2019-2020.

LCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LCU are $8,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement at Lubbock Christian University

#5

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayland Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s educational assessment, testing, and measurement degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University also made our “Best Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayland Baptist University are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement at Wayland Baptist University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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