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2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Development Economics & International Development is the 529th most popular major in the country with 595 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 153 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 153 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in development economics and international development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality development economics and international development programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the development economics and international development program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s development economics and international development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $19,590 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Development Economics and International Development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UCLA.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SPU is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 17 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Seattle Pacific University is $29,341 for far western us region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Development Economics & International Development at Seattle Pacific University

#3

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 7 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PLNU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $33,138 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Development Economics and International Development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend PLNU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Development Economics & International Development at PLNU

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. USFCA is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $38,753 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Development Economics and International Development students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of San Francisco.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

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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%.

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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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