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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Great Lakes Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 185 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 171 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Newark Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Newark Campus is a public institution located in Newark, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students list, Ohio State University - Newark Campus has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,900 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary and Middle School Administration students per year to attend Ohio State University - Newark 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%.

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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region 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 public institution located in Lima, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State University - Lima Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Lima Campus is $13,059 for great lakes region 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%.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Ohio State University - Lima Campus

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to 61 students 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 in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $17,616 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree elementary and middle school administration students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.

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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 in the Great Lakes Region. 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 made our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is $15,834 for great lakes region 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 more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Marion Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State University - Marion Campus is a public institution located in Marion, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s 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 in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Marion Campus is $12,567 for great lakes region 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%.

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

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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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