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International Business (Bachelor's) Programs in Ohio, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 7 programs report first-year pay
  • 6 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in International Business

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Ohio international business bachelor's program pays its graduates $53,188 in their first year, $3,580 more than the national median. Ohio State reports the highest first-year pay ($57,678), and University of Cincinnati the lowest median debt ($21,942).

Median first-year pay$53,188National $49,608
Median pay after 5 years$90,570National $71,412
Median federal debt$26,980National $23,250
Debt-to-earnings49%National 41%

All 7 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.

University of Toledo reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio international business program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Ohio State$57,678
  2. Ohio University$57,396
  3. Denison University$53,516
  4. Bowling Green State$53,188
  5. University of Cincinnati$51,599

Lowest median debt

  1. University of Cincinnati$21,942
  2. University of Dayton$25,000
  3. Denison University$26,960
  4. Ohio State$27,000
  5. Ohio University$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. University of Cincinnati43%
  2. Ohio State47%
  3. Ohio University47%
  4. University of Dayton50%
  5. Denison University50%

"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

$97,700

Median pay in Ohio. 153,160 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $47,400Top 10%: $216,360

Chief Executives

$176,440

Median pay in Ohio. 4,470 people work in this job in Ohio. 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%: $79,390Top 10%: $484,820

Common questions

Ohio State in Columbus reports the highest median first-year pay, $57,678. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

Related pages

International Business (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked96 programs by pay and debt

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 Ohio 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

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024