2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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International Economics is the 692nd most popular major in the country with 328 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 63 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in international economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree international economics students.

Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#14 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s international economics degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Full GWU International Economics Report

2

Eastern University
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. EU is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s international economics degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on International Economics at EU

3

American University
Washington, District of Columbia

Top 10% overall quality in Middle Atlantic

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 4 masters’s international economics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Economics at American University

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International Economics

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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