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2026 Best Value Educational Assessment Certificate Degree Schools

2026 Best Value Educational Assessment Certificate Degree Schools

Looking for the best-value Educational Assessment certificate degree programs in the United States? This list ranks 173 colleges by value — the balance of cost and student outcomes, using our 2026 methodology. Each school below is scored on factors such as tuition, student debt, and post-graduation earnings to surface the strongest return on investment.

To arm you with the information you need, Teaching Degree Search analyzed schools to produce this 2026 value ranking, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). View our full ranking methodology.

Top 25 Best-Value Educational Assessment Certificate Degree Schools in the United States

Explore the best-value schools below:

For return on investment, no school beat Tufts University this year in the United States. Read more about Tufts University

A rank of #2 makes University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs one of the best values in the United States. Get the full University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs report

Out of the 173 schools in the United States in this year's value ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot. Get the full Eastern Michigan University report

You'll get strong value at University Of California Irvine, which ranked #4 this year. More on University Of California Irvine

Indiana University Bloomington came in at #5 on this year's best-value Educational Assessment ranking in the United States. Get the full Indiana University Bloomington report

University Of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about University Of Central Oklahoma

Southern Connecticut State University ranked #7 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Get the full Southern Connecticut State University report

James Madison University landed the #8 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about James Madison University

Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year's value ranking. Read the full report on Kansas State University

University Of California Santa Cruz ranked #10 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Read the full report on University Of California Santa Cruz

Suny College At Buffalo placed #11 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. More on Suny College At Buffalo

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #12 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

University Of Minnesota Twin Cities offered strong value this year, earning the #13 position. See the full University Of Minnesota Twin Cities profile

Humboldt State University offered strong value this year, earning the #14 position. More on Humboldt State University

Minnesota State University Mankato landed the #15 spot for value in the United States this year. More on Minnesota State University Mankato

University Of North Carolina At Greensboro came in at #16 in this year's value ranking. See the full University Of North Carolina At Greensboro profile

University Of Central Arkansas landed the #17 spot for value in the United States this year. More on University Of Central Arkansas

University Of Denver placed #18 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. See the full University Of Denver profile

Widener University Main Campus placed #19 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Read the full report on Widener University Main Campus

Miami University Oxford ranked #20 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Get the full Miami University Oxford report

University Of Arizona ranked #21 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. See the full University Of Arizona profile

Campbellsville University placed #22 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Read more about Campbellsville University

Arizona State University ranked #23 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Read more about Arizona State University

Andrews University ranked #24 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Read the full report on Andrews University

Augusta University came in at #25 in this year's value ranking. More on Augusta University

Rest of the Top 50 Best-Value Educational Assessment Certificate Degree Schools in the United States

Not far behind, these schools also offered excellent value:

Harvard University landed the #26 spot for value in the United States this year. See the full Harvard University profile

Missouri State University Springfield offered strong value this year, earning the #27 position. Read the full report on Missouri State University Springfield

University Of Massachusetts Boston ranked #28 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Get the full University Of Massachusetts Boston report

Nova Southeastern University landed the #29 spot for value in the United States this year. Get the full Nova Southeastern University report

American University ranked #30 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. More on American University

University Of Maine placed #31 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Read the full report on University Of Maine

Pennsylvania State University Main Campus came in at #32 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Pennsylvania State University Main Campus

Georgia Southern University placed #33 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. See the full Georgia Southern University profile

Point Park University ranked #34 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. More on Point Park University

University Of Iowa came in at #35 in this year's value ranking. Read the full report on University Of Iowa

Capella University offered strong value this year, earning the #36 position. Read more about Capella University

University Of Miami ranked #37 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Read more about University Of Miami

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign ranked #38 on our 2026 list of the best-value Educational Assessment schools. Get the full University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign report

University Of Pennsylvania came in at #39 in this year's value ranking. Read the full report on University Of Pennsylvania

University Of Akron Main Campus placed #40 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Read the full report on University Of Akron Main Campus

University Of Washington Seattle Campus came in at #41 in this year's value ranking. Read more about University Of Washington Seattle Campus

Cleveland State University came in at #42 in this year's value ranking. See the full Cleveland State University profile

University Of Nevada Las Vegas placed #43 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Get the full University Of Nevada Las Vegas report

Brigham Young University Provo placed #44 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Get the full Brigham Young University Provo report

Capitol College placed #45 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Read more about Capitol College

The University Of Alabama placed #46 among the best-value Educational Assessment schools in the United States. Read the full report on The University Of Alabama

Clemson University landed the #47 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about Clemson University

Houston Baptist University offered strong value this year, earning the #48 position. Read more about Houston Baptist University

University Of Connecticut landed the #49 spot for value in the United States this year. More on University Of Connecticut

National University landed the #50 spot for value in the United States this year. Get the full National University report

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Ranking Methodology & Notes

These rankings are produced by Teaching Degree Search (DMS_RANKING_2023), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment — drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · Scope: Nation. *Averages shown above reflect the top 173 ranked schools only.

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