2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,824 people earned their degree in international business, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, international business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,747 and had an average of $27,886 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 423 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,150 and $19,318 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international business. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international business programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international business program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree international business students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$124,271 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s international business students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$9,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international business degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindenwood University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Business at Lindenwood University

#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Business at Webster

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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