Educational Assessment at University of Maryland Global Campus

What traits are you looking for in a assessment school? To help you decide if University of Maryland Global Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's assessment program.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 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.

UMGC Educational Assessment Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Assessment

UMGC Educational Assessment Rankings

Assessment Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Educational Assessment Master’s Program

68% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of assessment master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in assessment each year. UMGC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the assessment master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland Global Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Learning Sciences	63

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920
Education, Training, and Library Workers	1,760	$55,000
Education Professors	940	$75,470
Social Sciences Professors	300	$87,410

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
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