2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 10 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 8 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.

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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The development economics and international development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan”.

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Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan

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

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in Michigan

#1

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$26,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Calvin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $26,647 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Development Economics and International Development students per year to attend Calvin University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Calvin 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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