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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Massachusetts, there were 93 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 82 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the development economics and international development program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$59,350 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Williams College landed the #1 spot on the list. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s development economics and international development degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Williams, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Williams are $59,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s development economics and international development degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brandeis Development Economics & International Development Report

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