2023 Most Focused Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 956 elementary and middle school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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 Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region elementary and middle school administration students.

Top 6 Most Focused Colleges for Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship in the Southeast Region

1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, Arkansas

$42,182 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,536 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 909 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary and middle school administration students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at A-State

2

Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

$36,312 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,516 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 21 ’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Henderson State University

3

Charleston Southern University
Charleston, South Carolina

$37,960 Average Early-Career Earnings

$27,261 Average Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the #3 spot on the list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 7 ’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CSU Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

4

University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

$49,447 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,925 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s elementary and middle school administration degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad 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 University of Louisville

5

Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee

$41,134 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,117 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region. Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Carson - Newman Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship Report

5

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

$41,190 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,729 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Elementary and Middle School Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 ’s elementary and middle school administration degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship at Mississippi State

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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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