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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $0-$30k)

5 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 171 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary and middle school administration/principalship program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $0-$30k)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 61 bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,194 for bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Lima Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio State University - Lima Campus is a public institution located in Lima, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State University - Lima Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Lima Campus is $9,961 for bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Marion Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marion, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State University - Marion Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Marion Campus is $9,515 for Bachelor’s Degree Elementary and Middle School Administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State University - Marion Campus Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Newark Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State University - Newark Campus is a small public school situated in Newark, Ohio. It awarded 42 bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State University - Newark Campus has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Newark Campus is $12,979 for Bachelor’s Degree Elementary and Middle School Administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Ohio State University - Newark Campus

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is a small public school situated in Mansfield, Ohio. It awarded 19 bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,291 for Bachelor’s Degree Elementary and Middle School Administration students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus

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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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