Development Economics & International Development at University of St. Thomas

Every development economics and international development school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the development economics and international development program at University of St. Thomas stacks up to those at other schools.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 development economics and international development majors received their bachelor's degree from UST.

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.

UST Development Economics & International Development Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Development Economics and International Development

UST Development Economics & International Development Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the development economics and international development progam at UST compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The development economics and international development major at UST is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Development Economics & International Development. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	9
	13
	15
	24

Development Economics and International Development Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 development economics and international development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UST, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its development economics and international development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UST also has a doctoral program available in development economics and international development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General 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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.