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2024 Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
118 Development Economics and International Development Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in development economics & international development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #536 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for development economics & international development students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 118 degrees in development economics & international development during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Development Economics & International Development School

Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The development economics and international development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Development Economics & International Development rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for development economics & international development schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Development Economics & International Development Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Development Economics and International Development
Master's Degrees in Development Economics and International Development

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 the Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Development Economics & International Development in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the development economics and international development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Development Economics and International Development

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
41.2% Growth in Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in development economics & international development. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 17 development economics & international development students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
47 Development Economics and International Development Degrees Awarded

Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in development economics & international development. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 development economics & international development students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In DC

American University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in development economics & international development. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 5 development economics & international development students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

Any student pursuing a degree in development economics & international development needs to look into Catholic University of America. CUA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 5th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 6 development economics & international development students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year.

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Best Development Economics & International Development Colleges by State

Explore the best development economics & international development colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 21
Pennsylvania 978 34
District of Columbia 441 63

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Development Economics & International Development is one of 5 different types of Economics programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Economics 6,421
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 4,108
Applied Economics 239
Other Economics 85
International Economics 63

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