Research, Educational Measurement, & Psychometrics Degrees

Graduates of Research, Evaluation, Measurement, & Psychometrics go on to research and teaching positions at universities and colleges, foundations, research organizations, the armed services, government and credentialing agencies, medical boards, school systems, educational consulting firms, and private industry.

Degrees

The Research, Educational Measurement, & Psychometrics (REMP) doctoral degree focuses on educational test development, psychometric models, methods, and practices, educational statistics, and research and evaluation methods. Through the coursework, they develop depth and breadth in the areas of response theory, classical test theory, structural equation modeling, test development and validation, scaling methods, statistical courses (such as multivariate statistics), non-parametric methods, and regression analysis, and simulation methods. We provide extensive support for students publishing their work and presenting at regional and national professional meetings and offer seminars to introduce them to leaders in the assessment field. Our students also benefit from interactions with visiting faculty and students from across the world. All full-time students accepted into the academic program receive full financial support including stipend, university fees, and medical insurance for three years.

The Data Analysis, Assessment, & Research in Education master's degree is ideal for students seeking to understand the fundamental underpinnings of educational assessment and research and to apply this knowledge in the use of assessments and to inform policy in education. Many students pursue this advanced training to complement work they currently do in schools, departments of education, or testing agencies. The program consists of 11 courses in statistics, research methods, test theory, and policy, and a pro-seminar capstone course in which the course experiences are synthesized.

The Program Evaluation Graduate Certificate is a fully online 15-credit program of study in which participants learn the fundamentals of program evaluation--including engaging with stakeholders, evaluation contracting & budgeting, logic modeling, evaluation design, mixed methods, data visualization, cultural responsiveness, and facilitating use. Whether you work in a small non-profit setting, a large governmental agency, an international program, a grant-making foundation, or in a multi-agency network, this Program Evaluation Graduate Certificate will increase your capacity to design and carry out useful, feasible, methodologically robust, ethical, socially just program evaluation.