2022 Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States 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 Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 440 people earned their degree in secondary school administration/principalship, making the major the 703rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 95 secondary school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 secondary school administration/principalship graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary school administration/principalship. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary 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 secondary school administration/principalship program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary School Administration/Principalship in the Plains States Region

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$9,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 10 masters’s secondary school administration/principalship degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550.

Read more about Secondary School Administration/Principalship at Lindenwood University

#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$17,861 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Mary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 11 masters’s secondary school administration/principalship degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Secondary School Administration/Principalship at UMary

#3

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#3 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Wayne State College is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Secondary School Administration/Principalship Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State College are $9,597, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Secondary School Administration/Principalship at Wayne State College

#4

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$10,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Secondary 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 Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Secondary School Administration/Principalship Report

#5

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#5 in overall quality

$10,256 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Secondary School Administration/Principalship Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. MBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Secondary 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.

Read full report on Secondary School Administration/Principalship at Missouri Baptist University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary 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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