2024 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
63
Degrees Awarded
$33,400
Avg Net Price*
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 in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Development Economics & International Development is the 536th most popular major in the country with 593 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 63 development economics & international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in development economics & international development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality development economics & 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 & 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 in District of Columbia
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in District of Columbia.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in District of Columbia
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools 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 private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend CUA is $34,684 for District of Columbia Development Economics and International Development students.
The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Catholic University of America Development Economics & International Development Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 47 ’s development economics and international development degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $32,108 for District of Columbia Development Economics and International Development students per year to attend Georgetown.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Georgetown University 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
- *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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