by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Educational Leadership & Administration is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 32,837 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,625 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 2,205 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 68 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general educational leadership and administration. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general educational leadership and administration.
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The educational leadership and administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 200 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Northwest
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Seward, Nebraska 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 149 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 140 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Emporia State University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Woods University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 133 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at William Woods University
Out of the 68 schools in the Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 89 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at FHSU
Capella University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 84 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Capella University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
With a ranking of #7, Drake University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Drake University
Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Kansas State University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Doane University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Doane University
Northwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. NWC is a small school located in Orange City, Iowa that handed out 63 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full NWC General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
With a ranking of #11, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of South Dakota is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at University of South Dakota
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Baker University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Baldwin City, Kansas 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 62 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Baker University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 61 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at MSU Moorhead
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Winona, 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 57 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 49 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Concordia University, Saint Paul
University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 48 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
With a ranking of #19, Pittsburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Educational Leadership & Administration at Pittsburg State University
Lindenwood University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 42 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lindenwood University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
Dordt University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s educational leadership and administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Dordt
University of Northern Iowa ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at UNI
Missouri Baptist University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. MBU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Missouri Baptist University
Southwest Baptist University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 31 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at Southwest Baptist University
University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 28 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Leadership and Administration Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Saint Louis University General Educational Leadership & Administration Report
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