2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship

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In 2020-2021, 1,572 people earned their degree in elementary and middle school administration/principalship, making the major the 482nd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in elementary and middle school administration/principalship. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary and middle school administration/principalship program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major

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

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship

1

Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Mississippi State Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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