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2023 Most Popular Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Assessment is the #12 most popular major in Virginia with 14 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for assessment majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 67% of the assessment majors at the school.

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#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the most popular school in Virginia for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in assessment at JMU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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Best Educational Assessment Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Assessment Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 65
Tennessee 12
North Carolina 49
Georgia 41
Florida 16
West Virginia 0
South Carolina 7
Arkansas 4
Louisiana 0
Mississippi 0
Alabama 26

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 3 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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