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2025 Best Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools in the Southeast Region

5 Colleges in the Southeast Region
211 Secondary School Administration/Principalship Degrees Awarded
Secondary School Administration/Principalship is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #735 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for secondary school administration/principalship students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 211 degrees in secondary school administration/principalship annually.

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Choosing a Great Secondary School Administration/Principalship School

Best Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools in the Southeast Region The secondary school administration/principalship program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary School Administration/Principalship rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for secondary school administration/principalship schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Secondary School Administration/Principalship Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Secondary School Administration/Principalship

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Secondary School Administration/Principalship in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the secondary school administration/principalship degree levels they offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Secondary School Administration/Principalship

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
75 Secondary School Administration/Principalship Degrees Awarded

Appalachian State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in secondary school administration/principalship. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Boone. A Best Colleges rank of #401 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Appalachian State is a great university overall.

There were about 75 secondary school administration/principalship students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
15.0% Growth in Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in secondary school administration/principalship. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 secondary school administration/principalship students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Pembroke is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in secondary school administration/principalship. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 48th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 23 secondary school administration/principalship students who graduated with this degree at UNC Pembroke in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
38 Secondary School Administration/Principalship Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in secondary school administration/principalship needs to check out North Carolina Central University. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Durham. This university ranks 59th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 38 secondary school administration/principalship students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina Central University in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 2 secondary school administration/principalship students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Secondary School Administration/Principalship Colleges by State

Explore the best secondary school administration/principalship schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 111
South Carolina 530 2
Mississippi 501 0
Alabama 500 1

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One of 13 majors within the Educational Administration area of study, Secondary School Administration/Principalship has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 7,711
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 1,425
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 1,075
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 962
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 357
Urban Education & Leadership 164
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 123
Community College Education 103
Administration of Special Education 62
Early Childhood Program Administration 36

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