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2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$28,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Educational Assessment School for You

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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for assessment students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Educational Assessment Schools

$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for educational assessment students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great value for educational assessment students. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year.

UW - Stout also claimed a spot on our Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$14,169 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLU are $14,169 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational assessment programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $30,370 per year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational assessment programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,524 in tuition and fees each year.

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$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for educational assessment students. It came in at #10 on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.

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Best Educational Assessment Colleges by State

Explore the best educational assessment schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 22
Ohio 50
Illinois 69
Indiana 27

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

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 22 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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