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2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” 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” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the development economics and international development program at the school. 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in the Far Western US Region

#1

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California
#3 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Point Loma Nazarene University 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. The yearly cost to attend PLNU is $33,044 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Development Economics and International Development students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full PLNU Development Economics & International Development Report

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees 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 $14,279 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Development Economics and International Development students per year to attend University of California - Los Angeles.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Development Economics & International Development Report

#3

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the #3 spot on the list. Seattle Pacific University is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees to qualified students.

SPU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $26,505 for far western us region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students per year to attend SPU.

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%.

Full SPU Development Economics & International Development Report

#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 list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

USFCA also made our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend USFCA is $36,424 for far western us region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students.

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%.

Full USFCA Development Economics & International Development Report

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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%.

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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