14 Cheap Credential Evaluation Services in USA [2024]
08/12/2024
Coming from your home country to the USA to achieve your American Dream?
In 2024, you may need to evaluate your foreign credentials for immigration, employment, education, military and other purposes, you may wonder how much it costs.
Founded by an immigrant just like you, we at AET know your pain and struggles in the USA.
So, this article includes 14 cheap credential evaluation services to save your time and energy. We hope this could contribute to your American Dream.
What’s credential evaluation?
As a professional agency in the field, we often get calls from customers who cannot tell the difference between certified translations and credential evaluations.
Credential evaluation, which can also be known as educational equivalency evaluation or education evaluation, is a service provided by professional evaluation agencies to evaluate educational background(s),
test scores from your home country, making it equivalent to a US diploma or degree.
In order to evaluate your educational background, you need to translate your supporting documents first.
In general, there are two commonly used types of educational evaluations:
- Foreign Degree Evaluation (Diploma Evaluation/Document by Document)
This report includes U.S. degree equivalency only. It's a basic evaluation that often satisfies requirements for employment and immigration. - Transcript Evaluation (Course by Course)
This most complete report includes U.S. degree equivalency, credits, grades, and GPA. It's recommended for college admission, determining transfer credits or applying for an advanced degree, licensing, USCIS RFE, and more.
Now, if we ask you what the difference between a translation and evaluation is, we’re sure you have the answer.
Learn more: What is foreign credential evaluation?
Foreign Credential Evaluation Service Costs
If you're looking for a new job, you might think that paying for a credential evaluation for employment would be worth it.
If you want to apply for immgration, USCIS may also need you to evaluate your foreign credentials, including
education evaluation for H1B, USCIS approved education evaluation for a green card and more.
After all, you'd save yourself some time and effort by reading this article.
Here we collected a list of 14 credential evaluation services and their costs to save your time:
| Credential Evaluation Agency | Service Fee (document-by-document) |
Service Fee (course-by-course) |
Process Time |
| American Education and Translation Services | $100 | $180 | 7 Days |
| A2Z Evaluations | $225 | $365 | 14 Days |
| Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI) | $105 | $195 | 7-10 Days |
| American Evaluation and Translation Service (AETS) | $100 | $250 | 10 Days |
| Bruscan Educational Information Services (BEIS) | $75 | $155 | N/A |
| California University FCE | $100 | $150 | 6-10 Days |
| Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) | $100 | $195 | 14 Days |
| Educated Choices, LLC | $100 | $200 | 7-8 Days |
| GEO Credential Services | $99 | N/A | 5 Days |
| International Evaluations | $100 | $275 | 5 Days |
| Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. (JS&A) | $130 | $190 | 10 Days |
| Transcript Research | $95 | $175 | 21-28 Days |
| SpanTran: The Evaluation Company | $95 | $190 | 10 Days |
| Worldwide Education Consultant Services (WECS) | $110 | $160 | 7-8 Days |
Conclusion: Benefits of Using Cheap Credential Evaluators
Overall, the cost for credential evaluation services ranges from $75 to $365.
However, if you’re looking for a service to get ahead without spending too much money, it’s always beneficial to have a trusted credential evaluation agency, like AET, that offers affordable pricing and fast turnaround time.
With 15 years of experience, we have evaluated massive numbers of Foreign Credential Evaluations with 0 RFE or rejection from USCIS.
Besides that, to increase acceptance, we may include 2nd major or minors when your clients have cumulatively enough credits for a particular major to match your offered positions.
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Credential Evaluation Blogs
- 9 FAQs - Translation and Evaluation of Foreign Diploma
- A 4-Step Guide to Credential Evaluation for Employment
- Educational Equivalency Evaluation: How Does It Work?
- How to Avoid Delays with Credential Evaluation? [6 Best Ways]
- How to Get an International Evaluation? [A 6-Step Guide]
- USCIS Approved Education Evaluation: 10 FAQs Answered
History of American Education and Translation Services
- Established in 2009.
- Has been a corporate member of the American Translators Association (ATA) since 2009
- Selected as one of the most popular businesses on Yelp in 2016.
- Founder Mr. Jeremy Yan, a veteran certified translator / credential evaluator since 1997 in Miami.
- Founder Mr. Jeremy Yan, became an NAFSA member in 2023.
- AET has become an Approved Credential Evaluation Source by Illinois State Board of Education since 2023.
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