Educational Assessment at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Educational Assessment Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Assessment

Online Classes Are Available at USC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USC does offer online courses in assessment for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USC 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.

Assessment Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Educational Assessment Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Educational Assessment from USC in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in assessment each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the assessment master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Learning Sciences	22

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Special Education
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.