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2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$20,280 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for assessment students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for assessment majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for educational assessment students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational assessment schools in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Educational Assessment at Winona State University Report

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational assessment schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

UND excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

Full Educational Assessment at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.

Full Educational Assessment at Webster University Report

#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

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Iowa State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational assessment students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

Full Educational Assessment at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

Explore the best educational assessment schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Kansas 2
Minnesota 10
Iowa 25
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 35

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

Majors Similar to Assessment

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 12 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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