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Educational Assessment is the #11 most popular major in the country with 2,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Assessment program at each school on the list.

Check out the assessment graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for educational assessment students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the assessment majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, assessment graduates from NC State carry an average student debt load of $17,416.

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Out of the 77 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

About 83% of the students majoring in assessment at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

About 58% of the students majoring in assessment at the school are women while 42% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 86% of the students majoring in assessment at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the assessment majors at the school.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational assessment students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 58% of the assessment majors at the school.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in assessment at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational assessment programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in assessment at Purdue, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Women make up 78% of the assessment majors at the school.

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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for educational assessment students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate educational assessment programs. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 38% of the assessment majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the assessment majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
13 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
13 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

Educational Assessment by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Assessment

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 27 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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