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2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$32,307 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,185 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Assessment School for You

With 183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational assessment is the #12 most popular major in California.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for assessment students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in California

Check out the assessment programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Educational Assessment

$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fresno the best value school in California for educational assessment students. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $6,653 per year.

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$14,070 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $14,070 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Santa Cruz is ranked #3 for overall quality for assessment in California.

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$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Irvine are $13,775 a year.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
$56,169 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational assessment schools in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Stanford undergraduate students pay an average of $56,169 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Stanford also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Assessment Schools in California rankings.

Full Educational Assessment at Stanford University Report

#6

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA
$59,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Pepperdine University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational assessment programs. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

Pepperdine undergraduate students pay an average of $59,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational assessment students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Educational Assessment Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 16
Oregon 1
Nevada 2

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 7 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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