2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 59 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 15 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

$28,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews also took the #0 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews University are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $0-$30k)

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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