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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
216 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Business Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

International Business is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,824 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 1,228 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,900 and $23,897 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 216 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in international business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international business programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international business program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business in the Far Western US Region

#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s international business students in 2019-2020.

CLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CLU are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CLU International Business Report

#3

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at National University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Business at National University

#4

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 3 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree international business students list, Portland State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Portland State University International Business Report

#5

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.

Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine University are $36,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on International Business at Pepperdine

#6

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California
#6 in overall quality

Claremont Graduate University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 7 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

Claremont Graduate University also took the #6 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380.

Read more about International Business at Claremont Graduate University

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 7 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlebury Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Middlebury Institute are $42,804.

Read more about International Business at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 56 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California International Business Report

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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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