The Master’s in Education with a concentration in Educational Evaluation and Data Analysis (EEDA) prepares you to work in K-12 school districts, universities, and non-profit organizations performing organizational and institutional research, data analysis, and program evaluation.

K-12, college, and university educational systems and established non-profits are awash in data from students, faculty, classrooms, and local program sites. The EEDA concentration prepares you to formulate and answer questions about program trends, academic achievement, and institutional effectiveness by overseeing data systems and applying analysis processes in specific contexts. Upon graduation, you will understand theory and methods, as well as possess practical experience and ethical awareness to meet the demands and challenges of working with data and evaluation in real-world educational and non-profit settings.

Program Highlights
  • Designed for individuals and working professionals who want to make a difference in K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, and non-profit organizations.
  • You will be prepared for a career in which data and analytics are used to inform leadership about critical school and university topics, in roles such as K-12 assessment professionals, higher education institutional researchers, data analysts, data managers, and education evaluators.

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Program At a Glance

UNITS
32 units

ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME*
15 months (full time) 
2-3 years (part time)

*Actual completion times will vary and may be higher, depending on full- or part-time course registration, units transferred, and time to complete other degree requirements.

COURSES BEGIN
Fall | Spring | Summer

DEGREE AWARDED
MA in Education

Featured Courses

EDUC 445
Introduction to Educational Evaluation, Assessment & Effectiveness

Introduces the concepts of educational evaluation, assessment, and effectiveness. Provides an overview and formative experience in these planning practices.

EDUC 446
Leveraging Data in Your Context

Explores the concepts of data storytelling using conceptual design and technology tools. Provides practical experience crafting and polishing effective data presentations.

EDUC 478
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods

Provides a solid foundation for conducting quantitative research in education, including the statistical literacy needed to understand much of the published research in journals.

EDUC 447
Design and Life Cycle of a Survey Project

Explores the fundamentals of good questionnaire design with managing the entire life-cycle of a survey project. Provides practical experience completing a mock survey project that includes ethical review, question crafting, distribution methodology, analysis, and reports, and developing lessons learned for next time.

EDUC 448
Introduction to Data System Management & Governance

Explores the aspects to enhance educational system data through leading data management and governance efforts in data quality, asset identification, documentation, framework, and talent development.

EDUC 449
Clinical Practicum Project for EEDA Students

Involves the creation and completion of an educational evaluation and data analysis project that displays the EEDA student’s skills, knowledge, and experience gained through coursework.

Practicum Partnerships

Data Visualization Projects


Ed Trust West

CGU Teacher Education Program

Data Management and Governance Projects


San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

High Sierra Insights

Evaluation and Research Projects


The Claremont Colleges Office for Consortial Academic Collaboration

El Camino College

Chaffey Joint Union High School District

NCAA

Faculty & Research

  • Gwen Garrison profile image

    Gwen Garrison

    Clinical Professor of Education
    Director of Educational Evaluation and Data Analysis

    Research Interests

    Organizational effectiveness; diversity & inclusion; research & evaluation process; data systems; data management; data visualization and storytelling

  • Deborah Faye Carter profile image

    Deborah Faye Carter

    Associate Professor of Higher Education

    Research Interests

    Higher education; transition to college; college student outcomes; access to college; race in education; mentoring, equity, and diverse learning environments in STEM

  • David Drew profile image

    David Drew

    Professor of Education
    Joseph B. Platt Chair in the Management of Technology

    Research Interests

    STEM education, data science, model building, technology development and management

  • Tom Luschei profile image

    Tom Luschei

    Professor of Education

    Research Interests

    International and Comparative Education; Economics of Education; Teacher Quality, Teacher Policy, and Teacher Distribution; Education Policy across the Americas; Bilingual Education Policy and Practice

  • Eligio Martinez profile image

    Eligio Martinez

    Senior Research Fellow

    Research Interests

    P-20 education pipeline; college access and retention; community colleges; boys and men of color; middle school education; Chicana/o and Latina/o Students

  • Dina C. Maramba profile image

    Dina C. Maramba

    Professor of Education

    Research Interests

    Equity and diversity issues in higher education; theory and practice in student affairs; college student development; access and retention; first-generation college students; Asian American and Pacific Islander populations; minority serving institutions

  • Emilie Reagan profile image

    Emilie Reagan

    Associate Professor of Education

    Research Interests

    Social justice and equity-oriented teacher education policy and practice; context-specific teacher preparation; teacher residency programs; assessment; accountability; quantitative methods; mixed methods

  • Guan K. Saw profile image

    Guan K. Saw

    Associate Professor of Education

    Research Interests

    Educational inequality; diversity and inclusion; STEM education and workforce; college access and success; sociology of education; educational psychology; educational evaluation and policy analysis; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods; health disparities

  • Torie Weiston-Serdan profile image

    Torie Weiston-Serdan

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Director, MA in Community Engaged Education & Social Change

    Research Interests

    Critical mentoring; critical youth work; non-profits and social enterprises; diversity and equity; non-profits and philanthropy; youth-serving non-profits; culturally sustaining pedagogy; abolitionist teaching; Black Feminism in education; learning and teaching

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Maryam Qureshi

Assistant Director of Admissions
T: 909-607-6374 (Direct)
T: 909-607-7811 (Central Admissions)
E: maryam.qureshi@cgu.edu