2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 65 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 65 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 43 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 5 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

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#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s development economics and international development students in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $75-$110k)

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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