2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business in the Great Lakes Region
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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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,279 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,388 and $24,744 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Business in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Valparaiso University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Valpo also made our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valpo are $12,220.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.
Xavier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berea, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Baldwin Wallace College also took the #5 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,191, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 13 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #6, Cornerstone University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornerstone not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710.
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Tiffin University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Tiffin University is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio that handed out 6 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tiffin University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tiffin University are $13,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #8, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.
Lawrence Tech also made our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Technological University are $17,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Toledo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s international business students in 2019-2020.
University of Toledo also made our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Marion, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s international business students in 2019-2020.
IWU also made our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global are $11,977, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #11, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan also made our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552.
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Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 4 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.
Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.
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University of Chicago landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Business Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s international business degrees in 2019-2020.
UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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