2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 627 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the educational assessment program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s assessment degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree assessment students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Educational Assessment Report

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s assessment degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 doctorate’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

Read more about Educational Assessment at DU

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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.

Credits

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