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

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 #146 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for educational assessment students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 41 master's degrees in educational assessment to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Assessment School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in assessment matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in Illinois ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for educational assessment, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Educational Assessment Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for educational assessment.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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 Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a master's degree in educational assessment. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in Illinois.

There were approximately 17 educational assessment individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their master's from the assessment program report average early career income of $61,300.

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2

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Illinois University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in educational assessment. NIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in Illinois.

There were approximately 13 educational assessment individuals who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in educational assessment needs to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in Illinois. More information about a master’s in educational assessment from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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National Louis University
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

National Louis University 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 Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 educational assessment individuals who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in educational assessment in Illinois.

There were approximately 1 educational assessment students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Educational Assessment Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Assessment Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	9
Ohio	195	32

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Rankings in Majors Related to Assessment

Educational Assessment is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Assessment Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	17
Educational Evaluation & Research	13
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	8
Learning Sciences	3

Majors Similar to Assessment

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	1,210
Curriculum & Instruction	864
Teacher Education Grade Specific	860
Teacher Education Subject Specific	786
Special Education	438
Student Counseling	340
General Education	307
Instructional Media Design	182
Teaching English or French	128
Multilingual Education	75

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.