2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 953 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 446 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary and middle school administration/principalship. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary and middle school administration/principalship programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary and middle school administration/principalship program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree elementary and middle school administration students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 402 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at A-State

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.

UofL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at University of Louisville

#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$8,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Henderson State University

#4

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$7,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. CSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $7,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Charleston Southern University Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship (Income $48-$75k)

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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