A program that focuses on the systematic study of the economic development process and its application to the problems of specific countries and regions. Includes instruction in economic development theory, industrialization, land reform, infrastructural development, investment policy, the role of governments and business in development, international development organizations, and the study of social, health, and environmental influences on economic development.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | 100 | 1% | $34,620 |
| 2 | Brandeis University | 76 | 4% | $73,335 |
| 3 | Georgetown University | 45 | 1% | $73,840 |
| 4 | University of Vermont | 34 | 1% | $34,210 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 30 | 0% | $36,652 |
| 6 | Yale University | 28 | 1% | $73,900 |
| 7 | Williams College | 28 | 5% | $73,200 |
| 8 | University of Denver | 27 | 1% | $67,656 |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 23 | 0% | $70,592 |
| 10 | Seattle Pacific University | 23 | 2% | $58,794 |
| 11 | Catholic University of America | 17 | 1% | $64,560 |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 17 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 13 | Cleveland State University | 14 | 0% | $29,045 |
| 14 | Covenant College | 13 | 6% | $47,430 |
| 15 | Cornell University | 11 | 0% | $73,904 |
| 16 | Boston University | 11 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 17 | Brown University | 11 | 0% | $73,802 |
| 18 | University of Dayton | 10 | 0% | $59,230 |
| 19 | Andrews University | 10 | 2% | $40,566 |
| 20 | Calvin College | 9 | 1% | $48,900 |
| 21 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 9 | 0% | $47,290 |
| 22 | American University | 7 | 0% | $66,268 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt University | 6 | 0% | $70,146 |
| 24 | University of Arizona | 5 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 25 | Houghton College | 5 | 2% | $45,626 |
| 26 | Emory University | 5 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 27 | Webster University | 5 | 0% | $45,762 |
| 28 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 5 | 0% | $72,296 |
| 29 | University of St Thomas | 4 | 0% | $56,664 |
| 30 | St Catherine University | 4 | 0% | $52,164 |
| 31 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 4 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 32 | University of St Thomas | 4 | 0% | $47,646 |
| 33 | Messiah College | 3 | 0% | $49,280 |
| 34 | Gallaudet University | 3 | 1% | $38,176 |
| 35 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 2 | 0% | $65,386 |
| 36 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 2 | 0% | $51,308 |
| 37 | Southern New Hampshire University | 2 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 38 | University of San Francisco | 2 | 0% | $68,296 |
| 39 | Huntington University | 2 | 1% | $38,222 |
| 40 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 0% | $56,564 |
| 41 | University of Richmond | 1 | 0% | $67,020 |
| 42 | Northland College | 1 | 1% | $48,809 |
| 43 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 1 | 0% | $22,436 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 1 | 0% | $32,722 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Development Economics and International Development program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.