2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in District of Columbia

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In 2019-2020, 595 people earned their degree in development economics and international development, making the major the 529th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 65 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in development economics and international development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent development economics and international development programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 12 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Development Economics & International Development at Catholic University of America

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s development economics and international development degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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