Which state pays international business bachelor's graduates the most?

Pennsylvania, where the median program pays its graduates $55,473 in their first year, the highest of 6 state rankings. Ohio is next, at $53,188.

Which international business bachelor's program pays the most?

Georgetown University in District of Columbia reports the highest first-year pay of the 96 programs ranked here, $81,800. Its median federal debt is $14,447.

How much debt do international business bachelor's graduates have?

The median program leaves its graduates with $23,250 in federal debt. Across programs, the median debt is 41% of first-year pay.

Highest-Paying International Business (Bachelor's) Programs in the US

96 programs report first-year pay
6 state rankings
Bachelor's in International Business

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median international business bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $49,608 in their first year and $71,412 five years after. Pennsylvania has the highest state median ($55,473), and Texas the lowest ($41,911). The median program leaves its graduates with $23,250 in federal debt.

Median first-year pay$49,608Across 96 programs

Median pay after 5 years$71,412Across 88 programs

Median federal debt$23,250Across 91 programs

Debt-to-earnings41%Across 84 programs

All 96 programs, ranked by graduate pay

Each program is ranked by the median pay of its graduates one year after they finished, from College Scorecard. This measures what graduates earn, not how good the teaching is. Pay also depends on where graduates live and work. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	After cost of living	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · private nonprofit	$81,800	Not adjusted	$114,222	$14,447	18%
2	Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · private nonprofit	$80,848	Not adjusted	$111,223	$25,729	32%
3	Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · private nonprofit	$74,529	Not adjusted	$103,705	$22,250	30%
4	University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, AZ · public	$71,369	Not adjusted	$64,225	$27,195	38%
5	University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC · public	$70,992	Not adjusted	$105,852	$25,174	35%
6	George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · private nonprofit	$70,856	Not adjusted	$128,997	$23,250	33%
7	University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · public	$67,371	$69,965	$110,872	$15,820	23%
8	Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · public	$66,982	$69,018	$69,652	$27,000	40%
9	UW-MadisonMadison, WI · public	$66,591	Not adjusted	$103,185	$14,000	21%
10	Utah StateLogan, UT · public	$65,745	$66,500	Not reported	$16,472	25%
11	Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI · private nonprofit	$65,237	Not adjusted	$95,772	$26,790	41%
12	Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · private nonprofit	$65,131	$60,351	Not reported	$23,250	36%
13	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN · public	$64,978	$65,887	Not reported	$19,600	30%
14	Pace UniversityNew York, NY · private nonprofit	$61,228	Not adjusted	$60,201	$25,000	41%
15	University of MarylandCollege Park, MD · public	$61,199	$58,308	$86,486	$22,500	37%
16	Howard UniversityWashington, DC · private nonprofit	$61,040	Not adjusted	Not reported	$24,000	39%
17	Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · private nonprofit	$60,748	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
18	Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · private nonprofit	$60,553	Not adjusted	$104,288	$19,000	31%
19	University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR · public	$59,793	Not adjusted	$72,699	$18,665	31%
20	Wayne StateDetroit, MI · public	$59,350	$61,683	$81,434	$23,472	40%
21	Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · private nonprofit	$59,255	Not adjusted	$87,599	$24,990	42%
22	Grand Valley StateAllendale, MI · public	$58,746	$61,056	$83,990	$24,397	42%
23	San Francisco StateSan Francisco, CA · public	$58,560	$52,890	$67,678	$22,374	38%
24	University of DelawareNewark, DE · public	$57,941	Not adjusted	Not reported	$23,250	40%
25	University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · private nonprofit	$57,780	$52,186	$92,956	$25,000	43%
26	Ohio StateColumbus, OH · public	$57,678	$62,170	$90,874	$27,000	47%
27	Ohio UniversityAthens, OH · public	$57,396	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	47%
28	SNHUManchester, NH · private nonprofit	$56,320	Not adjusted	$61,372	$35,044	62%
29	Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · private nonprofit	$55,509	Not adjusted	Not reported	$21,500	39%
30	Loyola ChicagoChicago, IL · private nonprofit	$55,496	$55,519	Not reported	$25,000	45%
31	Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · private nonprofit	$55,473	$56,853	$92,095	$27,000	49%
32	Cal State San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · public	$55,455	$50,086	Not reported	$15,965	29%
33	Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA · public	$54,741	$51,761	$85,322	$25,000	46%
34	North Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA · public	$54,681	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
35	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · private nonprofit	$54,235	$55,585	$93,553	$28,667	53%
36	Denison UniversityGranville, OH · private nonprofit	$53,516	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,960	50%
37	Bowling Green StateBowling Green, OH · public	$53,188	$57,331	Not reported	$27,000	51%
38	Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ · private nonprofit	$53,124	Not adjusted	$88,215	$27,000	51%
39	UNC CharlotteCharlotte, NC · public	$53,036	$56,226	$66,742	$21,200	40%
40	Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO · private nonprofit	$52,670	Not adjusted	Not reported	$24,000	46%
41	Illinois StateNormal, IL · public	$52,491	$52,513	$78,951	$19,059	36%
42	Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL · private nonprofit	$52,357	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
43	Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · public	$52,290	$48,452	$80,778	$9,644	18%
44	Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, TX · private nonprofit	$51,843	$53,415	$76,497	$24,218	47%
45	University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH · public	$51,599	$55,618	Not reported	$21,942	43%
46	UH ManoaHonolulu, HI · public	$50,923	$46,314	$47,830	$19,000	37%
47	LSUBaton Rouge, LA · public	$49,890	Not adjusted	$84,583	$18,000	36%
48	University of DaytonDayton, OH · private nonprofit	$49,753	Not adjusted	$90,570	$25,000	50%
49	UW-La CrosseLa Crosse, WI · public	$49,463	Not adjusted	Not reported	$20,475	41%
50	University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL · public	$49,379	$47,749	$63,194	$15,500	31%
51	Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI · private nonprofit	$49,209	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,494	54%
52	University of DenverDenver, CO · private nonprofit	$48,940	$47,491	$83,881	$21,742	44%
53	UT ArlingtonArlington, TX · public	$48,625	$50,099	$61,996	$17,999	37%
54	University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · private nonprofit	$48,463	$43,771	$95,368	$19,197	40%
55	Washington StatePullman, WA · public	$48,292	Not adjusted	$83,952	$16,659	34%
56	University of TampaTampa, FL · private nonprofit	$48,149	$46,559	$82,275	$25,250	52%
57	University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · public	$47,534	Not adjusted	$60,444	Not reported	Not reported
58	UW-WhitewaterWhitewater, WI · public	$47,225	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
59	FAUBoca Raton, FL · public	$47,047	$45,494	$61,198	$17,500	37%
60	Texas A&M-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · public	$46,714	$48,130	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
61	Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · public	$46,013	$47,158	$69,609	$26,987	59%
62	Kennesaw StateKennesaw, GA · public	$45,908	$47,675	$68,027	$26,842	58%
63	University of ToledoToledo, OH · public	$45,754	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
64	FIUMiami, FL · public	$45,661	$44,154	$64,473	$17,750	39%
65	Cal State FullertonFullerton, CA · public	$45,419	$41,021	$57,105	$21,589	48%
66	Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · public	$45,396	$41,722	Not reported	$24,185	53%
67	ASUTempe, AZ · public	$45,094	$44,791	Not reported	$18,500	41%
68	Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY · public	$44,903	$41,607	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
69	UT DallasRichardson, TX · public	$44,228	$45,569	$86,091	$17,734	40%
70	USFTampa, FL · public	$44,096	$42,640	$55,651	$16,936	38%
71	Appalachian StateBoone, NC · public	$43,989	Not adjusted	$79,580	$26,930	61%
72	University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · public	$43,096	Not adjusted	$61,572	$13,750	32%
73	Boise StateBoise, ID · public	$42,039	$44,023	$59,514	$25,419	60%
74	UH-DowntownHouston, TX · public	$41,911	$43,182	$63,587	$13,978	33%
75	University of MemphisMemphis, TN · public	$40,857	$44,473	$57,293	$21,500	53%
76	Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · private nonprofit	$40,782	Not adjusted	$65,021	Not reported	Not reported
77	Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA · private nonprofit	$40,659	$41,671	$64,245	$27,000	66%
78	Fresno StateFresno, CA · public	$40,568	$36,640	$57,829	$17,000	42%
79	Oklahoma StateStillwater, OK · public	$40,442	Not adjusted	Not reported	$24,275	60%
80	Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, RI · private nonprofit	$40,077	Not adjusted	$55,099	$26,732	67%
81	Wichita StateWichita, KS · public	$38,801	Not adjusted	$69,998	$17,399	45%
82	Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA · public	$38,412	$35,895	$65,149	$22,250	58%
83	San Diego StateSan Diego, CA · public	$38,138	$34,445	$62,849	$13,644	36%
84	College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · public	$37,624	$40,133	$78,969	$22,500	60%
85	Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, NY · private for-profit	$37,437	$34,689	$60,104	$43,951	117%
86	Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL · private nonprofit	$37,350	Not adjusted	Not reported	$25,500	68%
87	Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL · private nonprofit	$36,201	$35,006	$71,588	$25,000	69%
88	University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · public	$35,141	$32,562	$59,455	$22,782	65%
89	Sam Houston StateHuntsville, TX · public	$35,116	$36,181	$56,546	$20,988	60%
90	Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI · public	$31,476	$32,714	Not reported	$25,330	80%
91	Cal State San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · public	$31,064	$28,056	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
92	Valdosta StateValdosta, GA · public	$30,567	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
93	UTRGVEdinburg, TX · public	$29,271	$30,159	Not reported	$10,370	35%
94	University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, NV · public	$27,376	$27,382	$53,557	$19,000	69%
95	Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, NJ · private for-profit	$22,059	$20,274	Not reported	$38,350	174%
96	UTEPEl Paso, TX · public	$15,202	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Pay after cost of living divides first-year pay by the Bureau of Economic Analysis price level of the school's state, where the US average is 100. It is shown for 56 programs where at least half of the graduates who work are working in the school's state. The other 40, whose graduates mostly work in other states or whose state has no price level, are listed last when you sort by it.

12 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

College Scorecard withholds pay for programs with too few graduates, to protect their privacy, so those programs can't be ranked.

International Business (Bachelor's) programs by state

Each row is the median across the state's international business bachelor's programs. State names link to the full ranking of that state's programs.

#	State	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
1	Pennsylvania	7	$55,473	$26,994
2	Ohio	7	$53,188	$26,980
3	New York	6	$48,597	$23,250
4	California	8	$46,941	$19,197
5	Florida	6	$46,354	$17,500
6	Texas	9	$41,911	$17,867

Programs in 29 more states and territories report pay, but too few to rank. A state ranking needs at least five programs that report both pay and debt.

Quick picks nationwide

Lowest median debt

Baruch College, NY$9,644
UTRGV, TX$10,370
San Diego State, CA$13,644
UH-Downtown, TX$13,978
University of North Florida, FL$15,500
Cal State San Marcos, CA$15,965
USF, FL$16,936
Fresno State, CA$17,000
FAU, FL$17,500
UT Dallas, TX$17,734

Lowest debt for the pay

Only the 36 programs with their own page here are included. "Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to international business, largest first. Pay is the median across the US and all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$105,770

Median pay in the US. 3,503,020 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $50,090Top 10%: $253,390

Chief Executives

$213,990

Median pay in the US. 204,350 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 19,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $75,700Top 10%: $507,730

Common questions

The median international business bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $49,608 in their first year and $71,412 five years after.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
National medians include every program in the 50 states, DC, and US territories, including schools that have since closed. Schools with several campuses that report one combined figure are counted once.
Programs are ranked by College Scorecard median pay one year after graduation. Pay after cost of living uses the price level of the school's state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025. Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024