2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 136 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,300 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in educational assessment. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational assessment programs and cost less that 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 Plains States Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 7 doctorate’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

Full University of North Dakota Educational Assessment Report

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 4 doctorate’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Educational Assessment at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 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 #2 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Iowa

#3

A T Still University of Health Sciences

Kirksville, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$37,486 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$74,576 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s assessment students in 2019-2020.

A T Still University of Health Sciences also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at A T Still University of Health Sciences are $37,486.

Full A T Still University of Health Sciences Educational Assessment Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment

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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