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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 #180 most popular major in the country with 2,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this 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 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for educational assessment students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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

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

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Minnesota State University - Mankato

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational assessment schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

UNL also made our Best Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.

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Missouri State University - Springfield 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 #6 on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University 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 #7 on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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Iowa State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

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

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

Educational Assessment is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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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