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2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

9 Ranked Colleges
329 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master's in Minnesota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 32,654 people earned their degree in general educational leadership and administration, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States.

Across Minnesota, there were 1,057 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 329 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general educational leadership and administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general educational leadership and administration 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 general educational leadership and administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Educational Leadership & Administration in Minnesota

#1

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin Luther College landed the #1 spot on the list. New Ulm, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

MLC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Martin Luther College are $5,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at MLC

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. SMU MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU MN also made our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota General Educational Leadership & Administration Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 14 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at St. Cloud State University

#4

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree educational leadership and administration students list, Concordia University, Saint Paul has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree educational leadership and administration students list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Minnesota State Mankato General Educational Leadership & Administration Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Capella University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota ranking. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 68 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree educational leadership and administration students list, Capella University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Capella University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Moorhead are $9,900, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MSU Moorhead General Educational Leadership & Administration Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also made our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Duluth are $28,606, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Duluth General Educational Leadership & Administration Report

#9

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #9. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 4 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814.

Full University of St Thomas Minnesota General Educational Leadership & Administration Report

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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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