by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Educational Assessment is the 184th most popular major in the country with 3,853 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $55,573 and had an average of $36,314 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 352 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,185 and $41,016 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their educational assessment program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region assessment students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern California Institute of Architecture. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s assessment students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 67 degrees to qualified ’s assessment students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Educational Assessment Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 17 ’s assessment degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at Stanford University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 46 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of California - Irvine
University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Southern California Educational Assessment Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 20 ’s assessment degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Pepperdine is a fairly large school located in Malibu, California that handed out 1 ’s assessment degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Educational Assessment at Pepperdine University
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Assessment Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 0 ’s assessment degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Educational Assessment at University of Oregon
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