Bachelor's+25% vs national median570 grads tracked
International Business at James Madison University
Ranked 9th of 80 bachelor's programs in International Business by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,246
middle 50%: $41,507 – $68,797
Median · 5 years out
$89,029
middle 50%: $65,729 – $114,700
Median · 10 years out
$123,601
middle 50%: $93,733 – $180,609
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for International Business (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
International Business alumni from James Madison University see a first-year median salary of $55k. Ten-year earnings average $124k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5 yrs
≈ $5,675 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$98,179 · 5 yrs out
Bryant University
$97,300 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$95,510 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$94,247 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$90,967 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
$89,268 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$87,123 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$83,153 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$82,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$80,191 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at James Madison University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,041 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$113,393 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$109,323 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$108,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$107,900 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$105,157 · 5 yrs out
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor's)
$101,995 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$101,563 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,528 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$97,305 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
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