2025 Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in educational assessment sits in the middle of the road, ranking #138 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of educational assessment. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 master's degrees in educational assessment during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to educational assessment students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of educational assessment students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for educational assessment to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 schools for educational assessment students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Educational Assessment Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in educational assessment.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Assessment

1

National Louis University
Chicago, IL

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in educational assessment has to look into National Louis University. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in educational assessment from National Louis University

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

28 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in educational assessment. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Educational Assessment Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	211	6
Ohio	207	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Assessment

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Educational Assessment has other similar majors worth exploring.

Assessment Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	28
Learning Sciences	14
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	7
Educational Evaluation & Research	4

Majors Similar to Assessment

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,019
Educational Administration	1,008
Curriculum & Instruction	798
Teacher Education Subject Specific	597
Special Education	553
General Education	374
Student Counseling	323
Instructional Media Design	123
Teaching English or French	100
Multilingual Education	68

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.