2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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 Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 953 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 446 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree elementary and middle school administration students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 402 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree elementary and middle school administration students with aid list, A-State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofL Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$8,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Henderson State University

#4

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$7,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Charleston Southern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 21 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Charleston Southern University are $7,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Charleston Southern University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (With Aid)

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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