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International Business Degree

103 schools compared · Average earnings $50,501/yr

Schools Offering

103

Avg Grad Earnings

$50,501/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

62/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

55% task exposure

Best Schools for International Business

Top 103 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	University of Georgia Athens, GA	88 80–91	$67,371/yr	Very High	23.8x
2	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	87 80–90	$70,992/yr	Very High	19.9x
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	87 80–90	$66,591/yr	Very High	22.0x
4	Utah State University Logan, UT	87 81–88	$65,745/yr	Very High	16.8x
5	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	87 81–89	$57,396/yr	Very High	22.2x
6	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	87 81–89	$57,396/yr	Very High	22.2x
7	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	87 81–89	$57,396/yr	Very High	22.2x
8	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	87 81–89	$57,396/yr	Very High	22.2x
9	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	87 81–89	$57,396/yr	Very High	22.2x
10	North Seattle College Seattle, WA	87 80–89	$54,681/yr	Very High	26.0x
11	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	86 80–88	$58,560/yr	Very High	21.8x
12	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	85 78–87	$61,199/yr	Very High	17.8x
13	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	85 79–86	$59,793/yr	Very High	17.6x
14	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	85 79–86	$55,455/yr	Very High	16.9x
15	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	85 79–87	$53,036/yr	Very High	22.1x
16	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	85 78–88	$52,290/yr	Very High	26.1x
17	Ashford University San Diego, CA	84 80–82	$71,369/yr	Very High	11.2x
18	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	84 78–86	$49,379/yr	Very High	23.7x
19	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	84 78–86	$47,047/yr	Very High	30.4x
20	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	83 76–87	$54,741/yr	Very High	18.7x
21	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	83 76–86	$45,908/yr	Very High	28.4x
22	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	82 75–86	$57,678/yr	Very High	16.7x
23	Florida International University Miami, FL	82 76–85	$45,661/yr	Very High	23.6x
24	Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME	81 77–80	$66,982/yr	Very High	10.8x
25	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	81 74–83	$59,350/yr	Very High	13.2x
26	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	81 75–83	$45,419/yr	Very High	19.2x
27	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	81 75–83	$44,096/yr	Very High	20.7x
28	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	81 73–85	$43,989/yr	Very High	25.4x
29	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	80 73–83	$58,746/yr	Very High	13.4x
30	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	80 72–84	$49,890/yr	Very High	16.7x
31	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	80 74–80	$49,463/yr	Very High	11.8x
32	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	80 75–80	$47,225/yr	Very High	13.3x
33	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	79 74–79	$64,978/yr	Very High	8.9x
34	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	79 74–79	$57,396/yr	Very High	9.4x
35	Washington State University Pullman, WA	78 69–83	$48,292/yr	Very High	15.1x
36	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	78 72–80	$47,534/yr	Very High	13.9x
37	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	78 73–78	$46,714/yr	Very High	11.2x
38	Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	78 73–78	$44,903/yr	Very High	12.1x
39	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	78 71–82	$41,911/yr	Very High	19.6x
40	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	78 71–81	$40,568/yr	Very High	19.7x
41	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	77 71–78	$48,625/yr	Very High	12.2x
42	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	77 70–80	$43,096/yr	Very High	16.1x
43	University of Delaware Newark, DE	76 72–77	$57,941/yr	Very High	8.0x
44	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	76 71–76	$53,188/yr	Very High	8.4x
45	Illinois State University Normal, IL	76 69–79	$52,491/yr	Very High	11.3x
46	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	76 71–76	$51,599/yr	Very High	8.5x
47	Boise State University Boise, ID	76 70–79	$42,039/yr	Very High	15.9x
48	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	75 70–75	$56,320/yr	Very High	8.3x
49	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	75 72–74	$50,923/yr	Very High	8.8x
50	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	74 64–80	$44,228/yr	Very High	13.8x
51	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	74 66–79	$38,801/yr	Very High	17.8x
52	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	74 67–78	$38,138/yr	Very High	18.0x
53	Georgetown University Washington, DC	73 67–76	$81,800/yr	Very High	3.4x
54	Northeastern University Boston, MA	73 67–76	$80,848/yr	Very High	3.4x
55	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	73 68–73	$45,754/yr	Very High	8.2x
56	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	73 68–73	$45,094/yr	Very High	8.4x
57	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	73 66–75	$40,857/yr	Very High	12.8x
58	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	73 65–78	$38,412/yr	Very High	16.5x
59	Villanova University Villanova, PA	71 65–74	$74,529/yr	Very High	3.0x
60	George Washington University Washington, DC	71 64–75	$70,856/yr	Very High	4.0x
61	Howard University Washington, DC	71 65–73	$61,040/yr	Very High	3.6x
62	Kean University Union, NJ	71 66–72	$45,396/yr	Very High	7.5x
63	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	71 66–71	$40,442/yr	Very High	8.9x
64	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	70 64–73	$65,237/yr	Very High	3.7x
65	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	69 62–72	$59,255/yr	Very High	3.5x
66	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	69 62–72	$53,124/yr	Very High	4.7x
67	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	69 59–77	$37,624/yr	Very High	14.2x
68	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	69 61–73	$35,116/yr	Very High	14.3x
69	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	68 63–70	$60,748/yr	Very High	2.2x
70	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	68 60–72	$60,553/yr	Very High	3.1x
71	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	68 60–71	$55,473/yr	Very High	3.5x
72	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	68 61–71	$46,013/yr	Very High	6.9x
73	Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI	68 62–70	$40,077/yr	Very High	9.3x
74	Fordham University Bronx, NY	67 62–69	$65,131/yr	Very High	1.6x
75	Pace University New York, NY	67 62–68	$61,228/yr	Very High	1.9x
76	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	67 60–71	$57,780/yr	Very High	3.0x
77	Bradley University Peoria, IL	67 61–68	$52,357/yr	Very High	2.3x
78	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	67 60–71	$48,149/yr	Very High	5.2x
79	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	67 59–72	$35,141/yr	Very High	12.8x
80	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	67 62–67	$30,567/yr	Very High	11.7x
81	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	66 60–67	$55,496/yr	Very High	1.7x
82	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	66 59–70	$54,235/yr	Very High	2.9x
83	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	66 58–70	$49,753/yr	Very High	3.8x
84	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	66 60–69	$45,094/yr	Very High	—
85	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	65 59–68	$51,843/yr	Very High	2.7x
86	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	64 59–66	$55,509/yr	Very High	1.1x
87	Denison University Granville, OH	64 58–65	$53,516/yr	Very High	1.1x
88	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	64 59–66	$52,670/yr	Very High	1.5x
89	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	64 59–66	$49,209/yr	Very High	1.9x
90	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	64 57–69	$48,463/yr	Very High	3.2x
91	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	64 59–64	$31,064/yr	Very High	9.1x
92	University of Denver Denver, CO	63 56–67	$48,940/yr	Very High	2.5x
93	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	62 52–68	$27,376/yr	Very High	13.6x
94	Berkeley College-New York New York, NY	60 53–64	$37,437/yr	Very High	4.3x
95	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	59 52–62	$40,659/yr	Very High	2.3x
96	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI	59 53–61	$40,077/yr	Very High	2.4x
97	Baylor University Waco, TX	58 52–61	$40,782/yr	Very High	2.0x
98	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	58 53–59	$29,271/yr	Very High	6.4x
99	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	57 51–59	$31,476/yr	Very High	4.1x
100	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	55 49–57	$37,350/yr	Very High	0.9x
101	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	55 47–59	$36,201/yr	Very High	2.1x
102	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	50 44–51	$15,202/yr	Very High	2.9x
103	Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ	46 40–48	$22,059/yr	Very High	0.9x

Highest Earning International Business Programs

Schools where International Business graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Georgetown University	$81,800/yr	73	Very High
Northeastern University	$80,848/yr	73	Very High
Villanova University	$74,529/yr	71	Very High
Ashford University	$71,369/yr	84	Very High
University of South Carolina-Columbia	$70,992/yr	87	Very High
George Washington University	$70,856/yr	71	Very High
University of Georgia	$67,371/yr	88	Very High
Maine Maritime Academy	$66,982/yr	81	Very High
University of Wisconsin-Madison	$66,591/yr	87	Very High
Utah State University	$65,745/yr	87	Very High

Best ROI for International Business

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for International Business.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Florida Atlantic University	30.4x	$47,047/yr	84
Kennesaw State University	28.4x	$45,908/yr	83
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	26.1x	$52,290/yr	85
North Seattle College	26.0x	$54,681/yr	87
Appalachian State University	25.4x	$43,989/yr	81
University of Georgia	23.8x	$67,371/yr	88
University of North Florida	23.7x	$49,379/yr	84
Florida International University	23.6x	$45,661/yr	82
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	22.2x	$57,396/yr	87
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	22.2x	$57,396/yr	87

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do International Business graduates earn?

Across 103 schools, International Business graduates earn an average of $50,501 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $15,202 to $81,800 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for International Business?

International Business is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 55% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best International Business program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), University of Georgia ranks #1 for International Business with a score of 88/100 and graduate earnings of $67,371/yr.

Is a International Business degree worth it?

On average, International Business graduates earn 11.3x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates International Business programs across 103 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.