International Business (Bachelor's) Programs in California, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- 8 programs report first-year pay
- 7 also report federal debt
- Bachelor's in International Business
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
The median California international business bachelor's program pays its graduates $46,941 in their first year, $2,667 less than the national median. San Francisco State reports the highest first-year pay ($58,560), and San Diego State the lowest median debt ($13,644).
All 8 programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Cal State San Bernardino reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.
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 the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- San Francisco State$58,560
- University of San Francisco$57,780
- Cal State San Marcos$55,455
- University of San Diego$48,463
- Cal State Fullerton$45,419
Lowest median debt
- San Diego State$13,644
- Cal State San Marcos$15,965
- Fresno State$17,000
- University of San Diego$19,197
- Cal State Fullerton$21,589
Lowest debt for the pay
"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.
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.
Common questions
San Francisco State in San Francisco reports the highest median first-year pay, $58,560. Its median federal debt is $22,374.
San Diego State reports the lowest median federal debt, $13,644, with first-year pay of $38,138.
The median across 8 California international business bachelor's programs is $46,941 in the first year after graduating and $67,678 five years after.
8 California programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.
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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.
- 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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Medians are across the international business bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
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, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024