2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship is the 474th most popular major in the country with 1,634 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in elementary and middle school administration/principalship. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary and middle school administration/principalship programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary and middle school administration/principalship program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$17,861 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 16 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at UMary

#2

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

WSC also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State College are $9,597, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Wayne State College

#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$10,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’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 UCM are $16,394.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at UCM

#5

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$10,256 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Missouri Baptist University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

MBU also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBU are $10,256, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri Baptist University Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $48-$75k)

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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