2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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International Business is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,824 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, international business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,747 and had an average of $27,886 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 423 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,150 and $19,318 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international business. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international business programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international business program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$9,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Business at Lindenwood University

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$124,271 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 20 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Business at SLU

#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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