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2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s

5 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship

#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 #1 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s. Ohio State University - Newark Campus is located in Newark, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State University - Newark Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,900 for Bachelor’s Degree Elementary and Middle School Administration students per year to attend Ohio State University - Newark 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 more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Ohio State University - Newark Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Lima Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Lima Campus is a small public school situated in Lima, Ohio. It awarded 29 bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration 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 $13,059 for bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students.

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%.

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $17,616 for bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s. Mansfield, 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 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is $15,834 for Bachelor’s Degree Elementary and Middle School Administration students.

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%.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Marion Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio State University - Marion Campus is a small public school situated in Marion, Ohio. It awarded 20 bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees 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. It costs about $12,567 for bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students per year to attend Ohio State University - Marion Campus.

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 more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Ohio State University - Marion 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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