2027 Best Value International Business Schools in Virginia

[International Business](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/international-business/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong international business education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for international business students.
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2027 Best Value International Business Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in international business, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value International Business Schools
For return on investment in international business, no school beat James Madison University this year. Set in the city of Harrisonburg, James Madison University is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,966, with out-of-state students paying around $31,312. Students borrow a median of $16,154 to complete the international business program here. Early-career international business graduates make about $52,997. That is a strong return on a $16,154 median debt. The acceptance rate is 72%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.