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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 234 master's degrees in educational assessment during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Choosing a Great Educational Assessment School for Your Master's Degree
The assessment master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
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
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 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Educational Assessment in the Far Western US Region
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for educational assessment students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Assessment
National University 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 San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in educational assessment from National University
Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State
Explore the best educational assessment schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
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).