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Best Master's in Postsecondary Teaching Programs by Local Teacher Pay

Edited by Zoe MacDougall, BS in Psychology

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Ranked by the median wage for elementary teachers in each program metro area, from BLS. The top 1 out of 1 programs reviewed from the IPEDS database.

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    Delta State University

    Cleveland, MSPublicOnline available

    • 6Master's/yr
    • $49,790State teacher pay
    • Master of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision, Higher Education concentration
    • Online
    About the program

    Delta State University offers a Master of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision with a Higher Education concentration, delivered fully online for aspiring postsecondary leaders. The program splits into two directions, a Public School concentration focused on K-12 leadership and this Higher Education concentration built for leadership in colleges, universities, and adult learning organizations. The higher education track was shaped with input from higher education leaders, and it prepares graduates for administrative and supervisory roles in postsecondary settings rather than K-12 teacher licensure. At 30 credit hours, the degree can be completed in as little as one year, making it an efficient route for professionals moving toward institutional leadership. Its online delivery and compact timeline read as a practical option for working staff advancing into higher education administration. As a master's degree in postsecondary teaching, it adds to the master's-level postsecondary teaching options in Mississippi.

    Why it ranks here

    Master's programs are judged differently here. Undergraduate stats do not apply, so the ranking looks at whether the program is established, the pay its graduates walk into locally, and how the university stands behind it. On the first, it is clearly established, turning out 6 master's degrees a year, a steady if smaller cohort. Its graduates step into Mississippi statewide, where elementary teachers earn a median $49,790, roughly $57,261 once local cost of living is factored in, a real-world read on what the credential is worth in that market.

    Area teacher pay: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025, adjusted for local cost of living via U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities. A location figure, not this program's graduate earnings.

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