2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region” 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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The elementary and middle school administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Plains States Region

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2019-2020.

UMary also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Wayne State College is a small public school situated in Wayne, Nebraska. It awarded 15 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2019-2020.

WSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSC are $9,597, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$10,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 21 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#4

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$10,256 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary and Middle School Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. MBU is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 20 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Baptist University are $10,256.

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• 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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