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Best Value Colleges for International Business

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

50

Schools Ranked

$45,941

Avg. Earnings

1.3 yrs

Best Payback

3,777

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private	$12,505	$74,576	1.3 yrs
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	$10,364	$63,997	1.4 yrs
3	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	$12,911	$58,221	2.2 yrs
4	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	$20,325	$70,776	2.3 yrs
5	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · Public	$7,187	$47,260	2.3 yrs
6	Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private	$18,389	$65,517	2.4 yrs
7	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	$15,037	$57,920	2.6 yrs
8	Wayne State University Detroit, MI · Public	$13,612	$54,910	2.7 yrs
9	George Washington University Washington, DC · Private	$21,174	$64,706	2.9 yrs
10	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	$13,273	$53,358	2.9 yrs
11	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public	$14,583	$55,338	2.9 yrs
12	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	$14,641	$55,512	2.9 yrs
13	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA · Public	$12,099	$49,631	3.3 yrs
14	Wichita State University Wichita, KS · Public	$14,581	$51,482	3.5 yrs
15	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	$23,513	$61,516	3.5 yrs
16	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	$19,216	$55,964	3.7 yrs
17	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	$17,260	$53,358	3.8 yrs
18	Florida International University Miami, FL · Public	$7,292	$42,682	3.8 yrs
19	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA · Public	$21,255	$57,318	3.8 yrs
20	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · Public	$17,360	$52,733	3.9 yrs
21	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	$15,277	$50,606	3.9 yrs
22	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · Public	$14,737	$50,270	3.9 yrs
23	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA · Public	$22,395	$57,318	4 yrs
24	Villanova University Villanova, PA · Private	$28,580	$62,012	4.2 yrs
25	Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public	$14,233	$48,432	4.2 yrs
26	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	$15,720	$49,436	4.4 yrs
27	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA · Private	$19,300	$51,750	4.6 yrs
28	University of Dayton Dayton, OH · Private	$25,633	$57,318	4.6 yrs
29	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private	$25,377	$56,544	4.7 yrs
30	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC · Private	$27,084	$58,221	4.7 yrs
31	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA · Private	$23,445	$54,661	4.8 yrs
32	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public	$16,181	$48,432	4.8 yrs
33	University of San Diego San Diego, CA · Private	$28,214	$57,995	4.9 yrs
34	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public	$10,194	$43,240	4.9 yrs
35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public	$27,137	$57,318	4.9 yrs
36	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	$16,938	$48,432	5 yrs
37	Drake University Des Moines, IA · Private	$26,088	$55,964	5 yrs
38	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	$15,248	$47,260	5 yrs
39	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private	$33,921	$60,399	5.3 yrs
40	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT · Private	$25,929	$53,775	5.5 yrs
41	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA · Private	$32,267	$58,673	5.5 yrs
42	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	$13,553	$44,835	5.5 yrs
43	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private	$27,431	$54,661	5.6 yrs
44	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	$17,606	$47,260	5.7 yrs
45	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Private	$26,825	$53,608	5.8 yrs
46	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public	$16,256	$45,852	6 yrs
47	Auburn University Auburn, AL · Public	$23,468	$50,439	6.1 yrs
48	Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME · Public	$21,957	$49,464	6.1 yrs
49	Bryant University Smithfield, RI · Private	$37,946	$57,995	6.6 yrs
50	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA · Private	$28,538	$52,107	6.7 yrs

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.