Best Schools for international development

[pritinsp]

In the ultimate analysis, which schools would be the best for international development (for entry into organizations such as World Bank)

Harvard, syracuse

What abt NYU and USC?

Chicago is good for domestic policy i understand. and so is the case with georgetown.

[stilesg57]

Duke has a specific International Development degree through the Sanford Institute, and the Geneva Program is NGO heaven. I don't know much about ID though, that is just what I've heard in passing while researching the programs I've been admitted to.

[johnxbatsy]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, and this response concerns IR more than public policy, but my understanding is that...

(1) Harvard MPA/ID

(2) SAIS

(3) SIPA

(4) WWS

...have the four strongest programs (though perhaps Harvard's program is more quantitatively-focused than SAIS/SIPA). I think GW and Fletcher have decent programs as well. But it's always been kind of up in the air from my research...anyone have better insight?

{Edited to say that I complete forgot WWS, which is obviously just as good if not better than any of the above 3 schools for anything IDEV-related. Whoops!}

[knelson]

Other schools to consider for Int'l Development: Univ of Denver (has both Int'l Management and Int'l Development degree programs) and Fordham University's International Political Economy and Development (IPED) program.