2027 Best Value Learning Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools

[Learning Sciences](/majors/education/educational-assessment/learning-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value learning sciences schools.
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2027 Best Value Learning Sciences Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the learning sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Learning Sciences Schools
For return on investment in learning sciences, no school beat Western Governors University this year. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Western Governors University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,658. Students borrow a median of $23,277 to complete the learning sciences program here. Early-career learning sciences graduates make about $74,771. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
A rank of #2 makes University Of Arizona one of the best values for learning sciences. University Of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson. In-state tuition and fees average $13,573, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. Typical student debt for learning sciences graduates is $22,500. Early-career learning sciences graduates make about $26,457. That is a strong return on a $22,500 median debt. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.
Other Learning Sciences Degree Levels
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.