Development Economics & International Development at Cornell University

If you plan to study development economics & international development, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Development Economics & International Development section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Development Economics & International Development Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Development Economics and International Development

Cornell Development Economics & International Development Rankings

Development Economics and International Development Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the development economics and international development majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Development Economics & International Development Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of development economics and international development master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in development economics and international development each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in development economics and international development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Economics
• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That Development Economics and International Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in development economics and international development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.