2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southeast region, there were 70 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 16 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great development economics and international development programs and cost less that 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.

More Ways to Rank Development Economics & International Development Schools

The development economics and international development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree development economics and international development students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Development Economics and International Development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 16 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.

Read full report on Development Economics & International Development at Emory University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development (With Aid)

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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