Master's in Education (MSE)

Wayne State College has earned the distinction of having the best educational leadership degree programs in the U.S. for 2018-19.  If you're passionate about education and feel that your strengths would be best used in the upper tiers of administration, educational leadership degree programs are your stepping stone to the next level. Training in educational leadership can give you the skills you need to provide the best experience possible for your students, staff and teachers. Criteria used in ranking the top educational administration programs included tuition and fees, graduation rate, accessibility, student-to-faculty ratio, size of the program, and more.

Wayne State College's online master's degree in school administration was recently ranked No. 6 in the U.S. by Top Education Degrees. Ranking factors were based on the U.S. News and Word Report, tuition, and admissions criteria.

The Top Education Degrees’ mission is to provide the facts students need to find the degree programs that best suit their personal career goals. Their goal is to educate prospective students about everything they need to know as they embark on their dream educational careers.

EDsmart's ranking of most affordable online master's programs is the most comprehensive and well-rounded to date.The ranking includes only fully accredited schools that offer a master's program online. Rankings are based solely on average in-state graduate student tuition as published in the National Center for Education Statistics database.

College Choice has ranked Wayne State College as the best online college in Nebraska for master’s degrees, and No. 6 overall in the U.S. To be included in the rankings, a college must first be accredited. College Choice then collected and analyzed data on the basis of the five things that matter most to the broadest array of students.

1. Quality – A rigorous education backed by the best educational practices
2. Reputation – From a school that’s respected throughout the nation
3. Affordability – At a price that makes sense
4. Value – A degree that will increase earning potential
5. Satisfaction – From a college where students will be happy and fulfilled

Schools.com has ranked Wayne State College at no. 9 for the best K-12 education programs in the U.S. for 2017-18. This ranking was created by Schools.com using many different data points provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. Criteria used in ranking the top K-12 education programs included tuition and fees, graduation rate, accessibility, student-to-faculty ratio, size of the program, and more.

BestCounselingDegrees.com ranked Wayne State College at No. 5 in the Midwest for most affordable master’s degree in counseling. More than 100 graduate schools from the following states were considered: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.  Programs had to meet rigorous criteria to become accredited and were also ranked based on average tuition.

OnlineMasters.com, a trusted source for unbiased college rankings and higher education planning, has ranked Wayne State College’s online master’s in school administration at 15th in the U.S for 2019. The top-ranked programs were selected based on curriculum, program flexibility, affordability, and graduate outcomes. OnlineMasters.com analyzed graduate schools across the country with only the top 50 making it to the final 2019 list.

In addition to interviews and surveys from current students and alumni, they also leveraged insight gained from human resource professionals. The methodology incorporates the most recent data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and statistical data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Most importantly, only programs from accredited nonprofit institutions were eligible.

Grad School Hub has ranked Wayne State College as having the most affordable online master's degree in education administration in Nebraska, placing us 3rd overall in the U.S. The Grad School Hub staff decided on the principal universities for cheap online master’s in educational administration programs by accessing the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool.

Their search criteria demanded only public or private nonprofit graduate schools where degrees in educational or school administration, not leadership, were available at least 80 percent online. After ensuring no master’s degrees were missed, they cut down the initial pool of 137 by affordability. They used the 2016-17 NCES data to sequence the list from highest to lowest mean in-state graduate cost and kept the 10 cheapest.

SR Education Group ranks Wayne State College as No. 20 in the 2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for a Master's in Education. This ranking represents online schools across the nation that are making an effort to provide economical options for students. The company manually researches the tuition of every college offering fully online degrees to determine and rank the most affordable choices.

A master’s degree can mean as much as $400,000 in extra earnings over the course of a career compared to holders of bachelor’s degrees. Being able to earn that degree on a budget and at your own schedule while continuing to meet personal and professional responsibilities is a marvel of the modern era. These rankings were based on tuition, student-to-faculty ratio, and national recognition.