2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in California

Educational Assessment is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #146 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of educational assessment. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 master's degrees in educational assessment during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of educational assessment students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for educational assessment.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Educational Assessment in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in educational assessment.

Most Well Attended Schools for Assessment Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

59 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Cruz if you wish to pursue a master's degree in educational assessment. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in California.

There were approximately 59 educational assessment individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their master's from the assessment program state that they receive average early career earnings of $53,200.

More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of California - Santa Cruz

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in educational assessment needs to check out University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in California.

There were approximately 21 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of Southern California

3

Southern California Institute of Architecture
Los Angeles, CA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southern California Institute of Architecture is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in educational assessment. Located in the city of Los Angeles, SCI-Arc is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. More information about a master’s in educational assessment from Southern California Institute of Architecture

4

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in educational assessment has to check out Pepperdine University. Pepperdine is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Malibu. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in California.

There were approximately 3 educational assessment individuals who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in educational assessment from Pepperdine University

Best Educational Assessment Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Assessment Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	184	10

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Educational Assessment Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Educational Assessment has other similar majors worth exploring.

Assessment Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	59
Learning Sciences	24
Educational Evaluation & Research	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	5,842
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,758
Educational Administration	1,721
Student Counseling	1,677
Special Education	1,234
Teacher Education Subject Specific	680
Instructional Media Design	393
Curriculum & Instruction	342
Teaching English or French	283
Other Education	127

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.