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2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$36,216 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,510 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Assessment Master's Degree School for You

With 183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational assessment is the #12 most popular major in California.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Assessment Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for assessment students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the assessment master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Educational Assessment

Our analysis found University of California - Santa Cruz to be the best value school for educational assessment students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Santa Cruz are $13,895 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great value for educational assessment students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.

UC Irvine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational assessment schools in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford also made our Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

Pepperdine graduate students pay an average of $37,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

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Best Value Educational Assessment Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 16
Oregon 1
Nevada 2

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

Assessment Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Learning Sciences 1,541
Educational Statistics & Research Methods 295
Educational Evaluation & Research 293
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research 286
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement 129

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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