2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region

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Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship is the 482nd most popular major in the country with 1,572 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 85 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 74 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in elementary and middle school administration/principalship. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary and middle school administration/principalship.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Plains States Region

1

Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #1 spot on the list. WSC is a small school located in Wayne, Nebraska that handed out 16 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at WSC

2

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 12 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Missouri Baptist University

3

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

4

University of Mary
Bismarck, North Dakota

Top 20% overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 University of Mary

5

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at UCM

6

Sinte Gleska University
Mission, South Dakota

Sinte Gleska University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Sinte Gleska University

6

Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

Full Northwest 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

• *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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