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2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational Assessment is the 217th most popular major in the country with 1,863 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,220 and had an average of $33,307 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 161 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,300 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational assessment programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the educational assessment program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Educational Assessment Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Educational Assessment Report

#4

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree assessment students whose families make $0-$30k list, NIU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Michigan University Educational Assessment Report

#5 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

National Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s assessment degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree assessment students whose families make $0-$30k list, NLU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree assessment students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Read more about Educational Assessment at University of Akron Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

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#10

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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