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2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,863 people earned their degree in educational assessment, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,220 and had an average of $33,307 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 235 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,400 and $40,366 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in educational assessment. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational assessment programs and cost less that 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region assessment students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 87 ’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,562 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Educational Assessment Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified ’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $12,317 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Texas Tech University

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,746 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SWOSU.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

UNM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,242 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNM.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Educational Assessment Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,297 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCO.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Central Oklahoma

With a ranking of #6, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 16 ’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,550 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Houston Baptist University.

Full Houston Baptist University Educational Assessment Report

#7

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

USW also made our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Southwest is $20,105 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at USW

With a ranking of #8, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

LCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,361 for southwest region assessment students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LCU.

Read more about Educational Assessment at LCU

#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Wayland Baptist University is located in Plainview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayland Baptist University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,450 for Southwest Region Assessment students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wayland Baptist University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Educational Assessment at Wayland Baptist University

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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.

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