2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 1,634 people earned their degree in elementary and middle school administration/principalship, making the major the 474th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 96 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in elementary and middle school administration/principalship. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary and middle school administration/principalship programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.

WSC also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State College are $9,597, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at WSC

#2

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$10,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. UCM is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394.

Full UCM Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$17,861 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMary also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary are $17,861, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at UMary

#5

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$10,256 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

MBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBU are $10,256, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at MBU

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

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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