2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in District of Columbia

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In 2020-2021, 328 people earned their degree in international economics, making the major the 692nd most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 60 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree international economics students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for International Economics in District of Columbia

1

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU 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%.

Read full report on International Economics at GWU

2

American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Economics Major in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 masters’s international economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full American University International Economics Report

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