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2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$25,450 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Assessment is the #11 most popular major in the country with 2,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Assessment

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Assessment at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Montclair State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

SRU graduate students pay an average of $18,216 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Assessment at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Assessment at Temple University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Educational Assessment at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $26,178 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Assessment at University at Buffalo Report

#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.

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Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

Explore the best educational assessment colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 13
Pennsylvania 70
New York 78
Maryland 77
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 4

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, educational assessment has other similar majors worth exploring.

Assessment Focus Areas

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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