Educational Assessment at University of Connecticut

If you are interested in studying educational assessment, you may want to check out the program at University of Connecticut. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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.

UCONN Educational Assessment Degrees Available

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

UCONN Educational Assessment Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 UCONN

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

UCONN Educational Assessment Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in assessment from UCONN. About 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in assessment each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the assessment master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Educational Assessment

Educational Assessment majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	10
Educational Evaluation & Research	3

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Multilingual Education
• Student Counseling
• Other Education
• General Education

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Education Professors	660	$84,030
Education, Training, and Library Workers	530	$56,000
Social Scientists	260	$77,930

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 Daderot under License

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