Secondary School Administration Principalship

A program that focuses on educational administration at the junior high, secondary, or senior high school (7-12) levels and prepares individuals to serve as principals and masters of secondary schools. Includes instruction in secondary school education, program and facilities planning, budgeting and administration, public relations, human resources management, adolescent growth and development, counseling skills, applicable law and regulations, school safety, policy studies, and professional standards and ethics.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 26 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1209 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

80

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

214

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

109

degrees awarded

Other Awards

806

awards given

Top Schools for Secondary School Administration Principalship

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
267
2 University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
120
3 Marshall University
Huntington, WV
102
4 Wayne State College
Wayne, NE
81
5 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
78
6 University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
72
7 McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
66
8 North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
63
9 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
60
10 Upper Valley Educators Institute
Lebanon, NH
54
11 Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
39
12 Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
39
13 Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
36
14 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
24
15 Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO
21
16 Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
15
17 Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
15
18 Furman University
Greenville, SC
12
19 Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
9
20 Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC
9
21 Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
9
22 Widener University
Chester, PA
6
23 Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO
3
24 University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
3
25 North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
3
26 Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
3