Educational Assessment at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every educational assessment school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the assessment program at University of California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Educational Assessment section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Educational Assessment Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Assessment
• Doctorate Degree in Assessment

UC Santa Cruz Educational Assessment Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in assessment, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Assessment Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the assessment majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Educational Assessment Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 assessment majors earned their master's degree from UC Santa Cruz. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in assessment each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a assessment master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the assessment master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in assessment.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Educational Assessment

If you plan to be a assessment major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	73

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Education Philosophy

Careers That Assessment Grads May Go Into

A degree in assessment can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Education, Training, and Library Workers	23,130	$50,110
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Satyriconi under License

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