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CIP 45.0604 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Development Economics and International Development.

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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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Development Economics and International Development award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 45.0604. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Bachelor degree21213
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate722
2025Master degree14144
2025Doctorate — research35
2024Associate degree11
2024Bachelor degree20161
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate719
2024Master degree18164
2024Doctorate — research210
2023Associate degree11
2023Bachelor degree20204
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate648
2023Master degree16206
2023Doctorate — research24
2022Bachelor degree18243
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate723
2022Master degree17218
2022Doctorate — research211
2021Bachelor degree19278
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate66
2021Master degree15237
2021Doctorate — research211
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2020Bachelor degree22275
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate38
2020Master degree15236
2020Doctorate — research418
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 45.0604 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 45 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

62 institutions

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