2025 Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
3Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
111Development Economics and International Development Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in development economics & international development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #536 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 111 degrees in development economics & international development to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Development Economics & International Development School
The development economics and international development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Development Economics & International Development rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for development economics & international development schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Development Economics & International Development Rankings by Degree Level
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 the Best Development Economics & International Development Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Development Economics & International Development in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the development economics and international development degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Development Economics and International Development
35Development Economics and International Development Degrees Awarded
Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in development economics & international development. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 35 development economics & international development students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
33Development Economics and International Development Degrees Awarded
Georgetown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in development economics & international development. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 33 development economics & international development students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
American University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in development economics & international development. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 7 development economics & international development students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The development economics and international development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Development Economics & International Development rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for development economics & international development schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
