2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
International Business is the 89th most popular major in the country with 9,101 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,156 and had an average of $22,689 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,558 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,451 and $21,570 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 62 colleges that offer a degree in international business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international business programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for International Business in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 670 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,298 for southeast region international business students per year to attend FIU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Business at FIU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s international business degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa also took the #10 spot in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,346 for Southeast Region International Business students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about International Business at USF Tampa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $19,456 for southeast region international business students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on International Business at Harding University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified ’s international business students in 2020-2021.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,735 for Southeast Region International Business students per year to attend FAU.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Atlantic University International Business Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 129 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $14,257 for southeast region international business students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on International Business at UGA
With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 37 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,904 for southeast region international business students per year to attend UofM.
Full UofM International Business Report
University of North Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified ’s international business students in 2020-2021.
UNF also took the #18 spot in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNF is $8,865 for Southeast Region International Business students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on International Business at University of North Florida
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s international business degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $14,032 for Southeast Region International Business students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.
Full University of Southern Mississippi International Business Report
With a ranking of #9, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 270 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region international business students list, UofSC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,559 for southeast region international business students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Business at UofSC
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 56 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte also made our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $17,634 for Southeast Region International Business students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UNC Charlotte International Business Report
With a ranking of #11, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s international business students in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,989 for southeast region international business students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on International Business at Appalachian State
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 45 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,629 for southeast region international business students per year to attend UNC Greensboro.
Read more about International Business at UNC Greensboro
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified ’s international business students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Virginia is $22,006 for southeast region international business students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on International Business at University of Virginia
With a ranking of #14, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 42 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $18,522 for Southeast Region International Business students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full KSU Georgia International Business Report
Georgia Southern University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s international business students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $15,571 for southeast region international business students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
Read full report on International Business at GaSou
Nova Southeastern University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 19 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida also took the #21 spot in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,833 for southeast region international business students per year to attend NUS Florida.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on International Business at NUS Florida
University of Arkansas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 33 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,507 for southeast region international business students per year to attend University of Arkansas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UARK International Business Report
Gardner - Webb University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 9 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Gardner - Webb is $20,776 for southeast region international business students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Gardner - Webb University International Business Report
The University of Tampa did quite well in the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. UT is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 99 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT is $32,440 for southeast region international business students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The University of Tampa International Business Report
With a ranking of #20, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s international business degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,189 for southeast region international business students per year to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full A-State International Business Report
John Brown University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. John Brown University is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s international business degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region international business students list, JBU has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JBU is $21,957 for Southeast Region International Business students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full John Brown University International Business Report
With a ranking of #22, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend VSU is $13,240 for Southeast Region International Business students.
Full VSU International Business Report
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s international business degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Troy University is $14,992 for Southeast Region International Business students.
Read more about International Business at Troy University
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 18 ’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best International Business Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,562 for Southeast Region International Business students per year to attend JMU.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about International Business at James Madison University
Savannah State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value International Business Schools in the Southeast Region list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s international business degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Savannah State University is $10,157 for southeast region international business students.
Full Savannah State University International Business Report