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International Business
Prepares you to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Covers the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.
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- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Prepares you to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Covers the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.
Also called Global Business, Global Commerce, Global Management
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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General and Operations Managers
- Median pay
- $105,770
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 285,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyBusiness Operations Specialists, All Other
- Median pay
- $83,050
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.9%
- Job openings a year
- 98,700
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $213,990
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.2%
- Job openings a year
- 19,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $99,080
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.9%
- Job openings a year
- 7,600
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $45,016 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida International University FL | 476 | $39,775 | 59% | $11,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia SC | 175 | $66,365 | 61% | $20,000 |
| Fordham University NY | 124 | $63,347 | 56% | $37,000 |
| University of Georgia GA | 115 | $57,817 | 37% | $13,000 |
| San Diego State University CA | 106 | $41,595 | 34% | $13,000 |
| Northeastern University MA | 79 | $61,027 | 6% | $5,000 |
| Georgetown University DC | 72 | $86,661 | 13% | $18,000 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana LA | 67 | $46,728 | 15% | $20,000 |
| George Washington University DC | 66 | $60,116 | 44% | $22,000 |
| Rollins College FL | 66 | $44,044 | 41% | $30,000 |
| Lynn University FL | 61 | — | 74% | $43,000 |
| California State University-Fullerton CA | 59 | $40,680 | 87% | $6,000 |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 57 | $57,661 | 45% | $10,000 |
| University at Buffalo NY | 57 | $29,034 | 69% | $21,000 |
| Florida Atlantic University FL | 55 | $32,352 | 73% | $8,000 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA | 54 | $46,873 | 95% | $16,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 53 | $53,394 | 43% | $8,000 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | 51 | $47,305 | 50% | $6,000 |
| University of San Diego CA | 50 | $52,478 | 47% | $20,000 |
| University of South Florida FL | 50 | $38,593 | 41% | $9,000 |
| The University of Tampa FL | 50 | $38,635 | 41% | $32,000 |
| Dickinson College PA | 50 | $56,304 | 43% | — |
| Temple University PA | 50 | $44,898 | 83% | $27,000 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ | 50 | — | 64% | — |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH | 46 | — | 88% | $22,000 |
| Bryant University RI | 46 | $58,854 | 66% | $36,000 |
| Denison University OH | 44 | — | 17% | $18,000 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX | 44 | — | 85% | $6,000 |
| University of Arkansas AR | 42 | $54,061 | 72% | $16,000 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV | 41 | $43,060 | 96% | $11,000 |
| University of Houston-Downtown TX | 41 | $37,927 | 91% | $11,000 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas TX | 41 | $51,325 | 65% | $14,000 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ | 39 | — | 90% | $17,000 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa HI | 39 | $44,991 | 70% | $14,000 |
| Illinois State University IL | 39 | $50,855 | 89% | $16,000 |
| University of Delaware DE | 38 | $51,769 | 65% | $13,000 |
| Elon University NC | 38 | — | 67% | $24,000 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus OH | 38 | $46,462 | 51% | $10,000 |
| Kennesaw State University GA | 38 | $46,444 | 69% | $15,000 |
| Saint Louis University MO | 37 | — | 81% | $22,000 |