2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,634 people earned their degree in elementary and middle school administration/principalship, making the major the 474th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 96 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary and middle school administration/principalship programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary and middle school administration/principalship program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Doctor’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 Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Bethel University Minnesota

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $0-$30k)

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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