Top MA in Development Studies Colleges & Universities in Abroad in 2026 - Fees, Rankings & Eligibility
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#17/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of Chicago, Chicago

8.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.A International Development and Policy
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE54
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$70.1K/Yr
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$29K/Yr
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Yale University, New Haven

9.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%q8kmCZ
MA International and Development Economics
Course duration:
1 year
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J9uNHw:  
$50.9K/Yr
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$19.9K/Yr
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#12/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University College London, London

8.3(Based on 13 User Reviews)England, UK25%q8kmCZ
MA Education and International Development
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7PTE76
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(£32,000/Yr)$43.2K/Yr
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(£20,058/Yr)$27.1K/Yr
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#35/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of Toronto, Toronto

6.0(Based on 82 User Reviews)Ontario, Canada43%q8kmCZ
M.A Adult Education and Community Development
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL93
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(CA$43,680/Yr)$31.4K/Yr
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(CA$13,491/Yr)$9.7K/Yr
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Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.A Product Design and Development Management
Course duration:
9 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$74.1K/Yr
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$2.1K/Yr
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#37/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of Melbourne, Melbourne

8.7(Based on 59 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia70%q8kmCZ
MA Law and Development
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5PTE72
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(A$60,992/Yr)$43.9K/Yr
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#31/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

King's College London, London

9.7(Based on 28 User Reviews)England, UK13%q8kmCZ
M.A International Child Rights and Development
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0PTE69
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£45,100/Yr)$60.9K/Yr
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(£15,636/Yr)$21.1K/Yr
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#51/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of New South Wales, Sydney

8.0(Based on 14 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia60%q8kmCZ
MA Property and Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7PTE65
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(A$49,000/Yr)$35.3K/Yr
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(A$1,335/Yr)$961.2/Yr
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#10/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

Australian National University, Canberra

7.8(Based on 12 User Reviews)Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%q8kmCZ
M.A International and Development Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE64
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J9uNHw:  
(A$48,035/Yr)$34.6K/Yr
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UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%q8kmCZ
MA Human Development and Family Sciences
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$19.8K/Yr
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$17.1K/Yr
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#51/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

Monash University, Melbourne

5.5(Based on 45 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia40%q8kmCZ
MA Educational and Developmental Psychology
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5PTE66
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J9uNHw:  
(A$51,800/Yr)$37.3K/Yr
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(A$15,840/Yr)$11.4K/Yr
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Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

7.0(Based on 3 User Reviews)Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany45%q8kmCZ
MA Education Studies with a Focus on Organisational Development
Course duration:
2 years
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€3,000/Yr)$3.5K/Yr
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(€7,978/Yr)$9.3K/Yr
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#40/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%q8kmCZ
MA Library and Information Studies
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$25.7K/Yr
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$16.4K/Yr
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#101/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

7.5(Based on 5 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA19%q8kmCZ
M.A Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$29.4K/Yr
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$11.6K/Yr
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#51/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of Warwick, Coventry

8.0(Based on 58 User Reviews)England, UK14%q8kmCZ
M.A Arts, Enterprise and Development
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE62
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£26,110/Yr)$35.2K/Yr
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#22/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of Leeds, Leeds

5.7(Based on 57 User Reviews)England, UK56.67%q8kmCZ
M.A Global Development
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo110IELTS6.5PTE64
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£34,250/Yr)$46.2K/Yr
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(£2,832/Yr)$3.8K/Yr
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UC-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara

8.2(Based on 6 User Reviews)California, USA28%q8kmCZ
M.A Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120TOEFL80
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$12.3K/Yr
lpofqY
$15.2K/Yr
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#51/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

Queen Mary, University of London, London

9.0(Based on 26 User Reviews)England, UK44%q8kmCZ
M.A Development and Global Health
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL92PTE71
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£35,250/Yr)$47.6K/Yr
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(£6,571/Yr)$8.9K/Yr
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University of Technology Sydney, Sydney

6.0(Based on 25 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia19%q8kmCZ
MA Property Development and Investment
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4PTE58
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J9uNHw:  
(A$42,835/Yr)$30.8K/Yr
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#101/150 QS Ranking 2025(Development Studies)

University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

7.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia34%q8kmCZ
M.A Information Science (Library Science) (Coursework and Dissertation)
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS5.5PTE42
t/7Ax5
J9uNHw:  
(RM31,900/Yr)$8K/Yr
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(RM1,000/Yr)$250/Yr
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