Fresno State International Business (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in International Business
- Public university
- Fresno, CA
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Fresno State international business graduates earn less than graduates of most international business programs nationally, $40,568 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $17,000 in federal loans, less than at 81% of international business programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the California median of $46,941.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The California and national columns are the medians across all international business bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Fresno State graduates earn less than the national figure and about $9,849 less than the California median. Several California programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every California international business program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the California medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 43% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $180 a month, or 5.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
96% of graduates (24 of 25) were working in California one year after graduating. Prices in the Fresno area are about 2% above the national average, so a $40,568 salary here buys what about $39,711 buys in a typical US city.
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 all experience levels.
General and Operations Managers
$124,390Median pay in California. 300,840 people work in this job in California. 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.
Chief Executives
$218,600Median pay in California. 34,700 people work in this job in California. 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.
About Fresno State
International Business ranks 18th of 51 bachelor's programs at Fresno State by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($96,890), Construction Engineering Technology ($78,716), and Engineering-Related Technology ($78,518).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $40,568 one year after graduating and $57,829 five years after. The median across international business bachelor's programs in California is $46,941.
The median federal loan balance is $17,000, which ranks 3rd lowest of 7 international business bachelor's programs in California. That works out to about $180 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 42% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 41%. Compare the cost with other California programs before deciding.
Most do. 96% (24 of 25) were working in California one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the international business program.
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
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024