2023 Most Well Attended Development Economics and International Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

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In 2020-2021, 593 people earned their degree in development economics and international development, making the major the 536th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 25 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 14 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Development Economics and International Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 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 one of the most popular development economics and international development programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Development Economics and International Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree development economics and international development students.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in the Plains States Region

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota

Top 20% overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Development Economics and International Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Development Economics & International Development Report

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

Top 15% overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Development Economics and International Development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 2 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Development Economics & International Development at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

• Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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