by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Assessment Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,552 people earned their degree in educational assessment, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,573 and had an average of $34,777 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Assessment Major” ranking, we looked at 105 colleges that offer a degree in educational assessment. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in educational assessment.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Assessment Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Assessment Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Assessment Major. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 1,228 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 79 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Educational Assessment at University of Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Assessment Major. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 73 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 60 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at Teachers College
Out of the 105 schools in the Most Well Attended Assessment Major that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #5 spot on the list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kirksville, Missouri. It awarded 51 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full A T Still University of Health Sciences Educational Assessment Report
University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. University of Maryland Global Campus is located in Adelphi, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified ’s assessment students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking, coming in at #9. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Educational Assessment at University of Pennsylvania
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Chicago Educational Assessment Report
With a ranking of #11, National University College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. National University College is a large school located in Bayamon, that handed out 28 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Assessment at National University College
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking, coming in at #13. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 25 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Assessment at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern California came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified ’s assessment students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. 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.
Read more about Educational Assessment at University of Southern California
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking, coming in at #16. SWOSU is a small public school situated in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It awarded 21 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Denver came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s assessment degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Denver
University of California - Irvine landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s assessment students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of California - Irvine
Boston College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Stanford University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s assessment students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Campbellsville University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking, coming in at #21. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 14 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Assessment at Campbellsville University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 14 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Illinois University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 12 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Educational Assessment at Northern Illinois University
With a ranking of #23, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 19 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Assessment Major list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s assessment degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Educational Assessment Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 11 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Educational Assessment Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Assessment Major ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 11 ’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 Washington - Seattle Campus
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