2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k
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Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship is the 474th most popular major in the country with 1,634 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 652 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary and middle school administration/principalship program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 15 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $0-$30k)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY New Paltz. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New Paltz, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.
SUNY New Paltz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY New Paltz are $24,389, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.
WSC also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSC are $9,597, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to 402 students in 2019-2020.
A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #4 spot on the 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.
UofL also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 21 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.
Trinity Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Trinity Washington University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.
Trinity College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity College are $14,580, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Providence College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Providence College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.
Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Providence College are $9,750.
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University of Central Missouri came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.
UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Mary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 16 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.
UMary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary are $17,861.
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Rowan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Henderson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Henderson State University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Charleston Southern University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. CSU is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.
CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Charleston Southern University are $7,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.
MBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Baptist University are $10,256, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 11 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.
NNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Nazarene University are $11,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Wilkes University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.
Wilkes did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wilkes University are $28,368.
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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%.
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- *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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