2022 Best Value Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Development Economics & International Development is the 529th most popular major in the country with 595 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 23 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in development economics and international development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality development economics and international development programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the development economics and international development program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$10,562 Average Net Price

$44,160 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 9 ’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,562 for Southwest Region Development Economics and International Development students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Development Economics & International Development at University of Arizona

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$6,896 Average Net Price

$34,757 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 ’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for Southwest Region Development Economics and International Development students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Development Economics & International Development at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

• Best Value 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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