2025 Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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 the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of educational assessment. Combined, these schools handed out 81 master's degrees in educational assessment to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 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 the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Educational Assessment in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Assessment

1

National Louis University
Chicago, IL

14 Annual Graduates

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

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

28 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in educational assessment needs to check out University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

Explore the best educational assessment colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	54
Michigan	211	6
Ohio	207	26

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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
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	30
Learning Sciences	24
Educational Evaluation & Research	16
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	8
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Assessment

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	4,121
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2,933
Special Education	2,742
Curriculum & Instruction	2,422
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2,307
General Education	1,282
Student Counseling	1,233
Instructional Media Design	796
Multilingual Education	296
Teaching English or French	224

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.