USF International Business (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in International Business
- Public university
- Tampa, FL
- About 50 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
USF international business graduates earn about what international business graduates earn nationally, $44,096 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $16,936 in federal loans, less than at 82% of international business programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying international business degrees in Florida.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all international business bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, USF graduates earn less than the national figure and about $7,543 less than the Florida median. Several Florida programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida international business program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida 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 26% 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 4.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
92% of graduates (49 of 53) were working in Florida one year after graduating. Prices in the Tampa area are about 1% above the national average, so a $44,096 salary here buys what about $43,707 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
$101,580Median pay in Florida. 236,290 people work in this job in Florida. 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
$213,990Median pay nationwide. 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 USF
International Business ranks 21st of 54 bachelor's programs at USF by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($83,660), Electrical Engineering ($78,825), and Nursing ($72,879).
Other international business bachelor's programs near Tampa
Common questions
The median graduate earns $44,096 one year after graduating and $55,651 five years after. The median across international business bachelor's programs in Florida is $46,354.
The median federal loan balance is $16,936, which ranks 2nd lowest of 6 international business bachelor's programs in Florida. That works out to about $180 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 38% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 41%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Florida programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 92% (49 of 53) were working in Florida 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 Florida 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