2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Middle Atlantic 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 273 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 93 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$15,787 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rowan is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rowan University Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

#2

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Washington University are $14,580, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Trinity Washington University Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

#3

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$28,368 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wilkes University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

Wilkes also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilkes University are $28,368, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wilkes Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship

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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