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Best universities in Europe for Development Studies: prestigious universities in Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Spain with high-quality programs, descriptions and prices.
The scientific direction of Development Studies covers social, economic, political and cultural issues. The main task of specialists in this field is to find solutions to overcome social inequality, poverty and hunger on the planet.
There are more than four thousand educational organizations in Europe offering programs in this area - from top universities to small educational institutions.
Specialization in this area can be obtained through undergraduate, graduate and PhD programs. Education is based on an interdisciplinary approach, covering a wide variety of fields and sciences.
Best Development Studies universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | University of Sussex |
| 2 | SOAS University of London |
| 3 | University of Oxford |
| 4 | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 5 | The University of Manchester |
| 6 | University of Cambridge |
| 7 | Wageningen University & Research |
| 8 | UCL |
| 9 | University of Leeds |
| 10 | King's College London |
| 11 | The University of Sheffield |
| 12 | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| 13 | University of East Anglia (UEA) |
| 14 | Leiden University |
| 15 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 16 | University of Bath |
| 17 | Utrecht University |
| 18 | Universit茅 Paris 1 Panth茅on-Sorbonne |
| 19 | The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies - Geneva |
| 20 | Newcastle University |
| 21 | Aarhus University |
| 22 | Complutense University of Madrid |
| 23 | Copenhagen Business School |
| 24 | Durham University |
| 25 | Humboldt-Universit盲t zu Berlin |
| 26 | Lund University |
| 27 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit盲t Bonn |
| 28 | Sciences Po |
| 29 | Stockholm University |
| 30 | The University of Warwick |
| 31 | Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin |
| 32 | Universidad Aut贸noma de Madrid |
| 33 | University of Amsterdam |
| 34 | University of Antwerp |
| 35 | University of Birmingham |
| 36 | University of Bristol |
| 37 | University of Copenhagen |
| 38 | University of Groningen |
| 39 | University of G枚ttingen |
| 40 | University of Oslo |
| 41 | University of Reading |
| 42 | Universit茅 Paris-Saclay |
| 43 | Bocconi University |
| 44 | Essex, University of |
| 45 | Ghent University |
| 46 | Imperial College London |
| 47 | KU Leuven |
| 48 | Maastricht University |
| 49 | Paris School of Economics |
| 50 | Ruhr-Universit盲t Bochum |
