2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Doctorate

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in development economics and international development. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great development economics and international development programs and cost less that 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 Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree development economics and international development students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Development Economics & International Development Report

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#4 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Doctorate list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s development economics and international development degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Development Economics & International Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Development Economics & International Development Report

#3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 4 doctorate’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Development Economics & International Development at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Doctorate list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree development economics and international development students list, Tulane has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane Development Economics & International Development Report

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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