2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Development Economics and International Development Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Development Economics and International Development Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #1 spot on the list. Gallaudet University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Development Economics and International Development Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s development economics and international development students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Development Economics and International Development Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Development Economics and International Development Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s development economics and international development degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Development Economics and International Development Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s development economics and international development students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Development Economics and International Development Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s development economics and international development degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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