by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 8,014 people earned their degree in international business, making the major the 89th most popular in the United States. In , international business graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,156 and had an average of $26,092 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,292 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,451 and $28,908 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 419 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in international business. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their international business program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The international business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree international business students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webber International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Babson Park, Florida. It awarded 1 masters’s international business degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Webber International University International Business Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 23 masters’s international business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on International Business at Tulane University of Louisiana
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Millennia Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. Millennia Atlantic University is a small private for-profit school situated in Doral, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s international business degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about International Business at Millennia Atlantic University
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 111 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia International Business Report
St. Thomas University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region list. STU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on International Business at St. Thomas University
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 17 masters’s international business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Miami came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 49 degrees to qualified masters’s international business students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Business at Florida Institute of Technology - Online
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on International Business at University of Virginia
Florida International University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 69 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Business at Nova Southeastern University
University of Memphis ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s international business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s international business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Business at Gardner - Webb University
Georgia State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Business at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s international business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Schiller International University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on International Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s international business degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Schiller International University International Business Report
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