Educational Assessment at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Educational Assessment Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Assessment

UPenn Educational Assessment Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in assessment, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Assessment Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Educational Assessment Master’s Program

75% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of assessment master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in assessment each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	31

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990
Education, Training, and Library Workers	2,150	$46,370
Social Sciences Professors	590	$95,490
Social Scientists	550	$83,400

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
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