2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,863 people earned their degree in educational assessment, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 136 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,300 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in educational assessment. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational assessment programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational assessment program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at UNL

#2

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

$12,212 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri Western is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri Western also made our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Western State University are $12,212.

Full Missouri Western State University Educational Assessment Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 10 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Iowa

#4

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 7 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Missouri - Kansas City

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (With Aid)

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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