2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 593 people earned their degree in development economics and international development, making the major the 536th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 63 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the development economics and international development program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

1

Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

10 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 47 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgetown also made our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgetown University]](/colleges/georgetown-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

196 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia 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 6 students in 2020-2021.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Among the 5,366 students enrolled at Catholic University of America, 196 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. During this same period, 53 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Catholic University of America]](/colleges/catholic-university-of-america/student-life/veterans/)

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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