If you plan on getting your master's degree in international business, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #76 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best International Business Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 328 master's degrees in international business to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on international business students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other international business students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt international business students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international business related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for international business students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best International Business Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study International Business in the Southwest Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in international business.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in International Business
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in international business has to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Students who graduate with their master's from the international business program report average early career earnings of $90,847.
Arizona State University - Skysong is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in international business. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the international business program state that they receive average early career wages of $90,847.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
