2025 Best International Business Schools in Iowa

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best International Business Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 79 degrees in international business to qualified students.

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Pick Your International Business Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International Business Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for International Business in Iowa

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 Iowa Schools in International Business

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Iowa State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in international business. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in international business from Iowa State University

2

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in international business has to check out Drake University. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in international business from Drake University

Best International Business Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best International Business Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	284	92
Missouri	283	110
Kansas	266	47
Nebraska	238	50
North Dakota	210	20
South Dakota	204	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to International Business

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, International Business has other similar majors worth exploring.

International Business Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
International Business/Trade/Commerce	79

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Majors Similar to International Business

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	3,728
Accounting	1,046
Finance & Financial Management	992
Marketing	906
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	704
Human Resource Management	408
General Business/Commerce	273
Hospitality Management	260
Entrepreneurial Studies	230
Construction Management	163

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Notes and References

• 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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