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2023 Best International Business Schools in California

7 Colleges
$49,997 Avg Salary
$22,450 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best International Business School for You

International Business is the #71 most popular major in California with 265 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best International Business Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best International Business Schools in California

Check out the international business programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools in International Business

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for international business students who want to pursue a degree in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

The excellent programs at Pepperdine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international business schools in California. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

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#3

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

The excellent programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best international business schools in California. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

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The excellent programs at California Intercontinental University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best international business schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full International Business at California Intercontinental University Report

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best International Business Schools in California list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for international business students. It came in at #7 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Full International Business at National University Report

Best International Business Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best International Business Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 62
Oregon 43
Hawaii 0

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

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 7 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).
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