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2023 Most Popular International Business Schools in California

16 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular International Business Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the International Business program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pepperdine University the most popular school in California for international business students. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best international business schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Intercontinental University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular International Business Schools in California list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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#6

Lincoln University

Oakland, CA

Lincoln University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for international business students. It came in at #6 on the list. LU California is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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Claremont Graduate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular international business programs. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular International Business Schools in California ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular international business programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#10

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular International Business Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 16 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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