2025 Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in California

Educational Assessment isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #138 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for educational assessment students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 281 master's degrees in educational assessment to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for educational assessment students seeking a a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Assessment

1

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of California - Irvine if you want to pursue a master's degree in educational assessment. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of California - Irvine

2

National University
San Diego, CA

150 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat National University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in educational assessment. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.More information about a master’s in educational assessment from National University

Best Educational Assessment Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	183	7

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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	179
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	52
Educational Evaluation & Research	50

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	3,895
Teacher Education Grade Specific	3,062
Student Counseling	2,032
Educational Administration	1,448
Special Education	1,297
Teacher Education Subject Specific	549
Instructional Media Design	410
Curriculum & Instruction	376
Teaching English or French	227
Other Education	77

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.