International Business is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #76 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for international business students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 95 master's degrees in international business to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to international business students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of international business students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for international business to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international business related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for international business students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best International Business Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study International Business in North Carolina
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for international business students seeking a a master's degree.
Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in International Business
Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in international business. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the international business program earn about $151,472 in the first couple years of working.
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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