2025 Best International Business Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
358International Business Degrees Awarded
$56,416Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in international business, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #89 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for international business students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 358 degrees in international business to qualified students.
The international business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Business rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for international business schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best International Business Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for International Business in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the international business degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in International Business
University of St Thomas Minnesota is a good decision for students interested in a degree in international business. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were about 11 international business students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Saint Louis University if you wish to pursue a degree in international business. SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. This university ranks 4th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 46 international business students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, international business degree recipients generally earn an average of $52,670 at the beginning of their careers.
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Earn the degree that can help you drive business beyond borders with a specialized online international business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
It's difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in international business. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 19 international business students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. International Business degree recipients from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities receive an earnings boost of around $8,562 above the average income of international business graduates.
It is hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in international business. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 international business students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 14 international business students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 39th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 1 international business students who graduated with this degree at Augsburg in the most recent year we have data available.
WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 10 international business students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the international business program report average early career income of $38,801.
Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 16 international business students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 international business students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the international business program state that they receive average early career earnings of $47,534.
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).
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The international business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Business rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for international business schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
