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2023 Best International Business Schools

88 Colleges
$50,156 Avg Salary
$22,689 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best International Business School for You

International Business is the #90 most popular major in the country with 2,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best International Business Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 88 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best International Business Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best International Business Colleges.

Top 15% Best International Business Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for international business students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 88 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best International Business Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 88 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for international business students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for international business students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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George Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best International Business Schools ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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University of Delaware landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best international business programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best international business programs. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

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#10

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University ranked #10 on this year’s Best International Business Schools list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for international business students. It came in at #11 on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #12, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for international business students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

With a ranking of #13, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s best schools for international business students. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full International Business at Madonna University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best International Business Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
15 Tufts University Medford, MA
16 Northeastern University Boston, MA
17 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO

International Business by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

International Business is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to International Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ninaras.

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