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2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 595 people earned their degree in development economics and international development, making the major the 529th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 70 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in development economics and international development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent development economics and international development programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the development economics and international development program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Richmond. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

URichmond did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,112 for southeast region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend URichmond.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of Richmond Development Economics & International Development Report

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #2 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $23,968 for southeast region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Development Economics & International Development at Tulane University of Louisiana

#3

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

Covenant also made our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Covenant College is $17,334 for southeast region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Covenant College Development Economics & International Development Report

#4

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree development economics and international development students whose families make $0-$30k list, Stetson has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,515 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Development Economics and International Development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stetson.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Stetson 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

Footnotes

  • *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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