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The programs that treat "international" as a requirement rather than a vibe. Mandatory language proficiency, mandatory time abroad, and an alumni network that answers emails from six continents.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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U. of South Carolina
Columbia,
SC
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Columbia, SC | 145 | 55% | 43% / 57% | 3% | $108,581 | 98 | 90% | — |
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Georgetown
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 51 | 14% | 53% / 47% | 6% | $108,755 | 96 | 93% | — |
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U. of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 50 | 11% | 56% / 44% | 16% | $131,156 | 99 | 94% | — |
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U. of Texas at Austin
Austin,
TX
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Austin, TX | 27 | 22% | 19% / 81% | 7% | $107,677 | 98 | — | — |
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U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison,
WI
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Madison, WI | 32 | 41% | 28% / 72% | 0% | $105,372 | 97 | 95% | — |
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Consulate-Adjacent Grinders
Big-city schools where the internship pipeline runs through embassies, trade desks, and the regional headquarters of companies you have definitely heard of. The commute is brutal, the résumé is not.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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CUNY Bernard M Baruch
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 52 | 42% | 27% / 73% | 15% | $73,916 | 88 | 81% | — |
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George Washington
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 79 | 47% | 49% / 51% | 11% | $122,823 | 99 | 87% | — |
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Fordham
Bronx,
NY
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Bronx, NY | 175 | 47% | 44% / 56% | 21% | $96,020 | 90 | 100% | — |
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Northeastern
Boston,
MA
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Boston, MA | 129 | 22% | 38% / 62% | 38% | $104,013 | 94 | 97% | — |
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U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park,
MD
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College Park, MD | 18 | 45% | 28% / 72% | 0% | $81,252 | 86 | 96% | — |
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The Border Is Right There
Programs shaped by geography rather than brochures. When your campus sits an hour from another country or a major port, "cross-border trade" stops being a textbook chapter and starts being where your classmates are from.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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Florida International
Miami,
FL
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Miami, FL | 358 | 42% | 50% / 50% | 27% | $59,108 | 71 | 89% | — |
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San Diego State
San Diego,
CA
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San Diego, CA | 98 | 37% | 39% / 61% | 1% | $55,894 | 65 | 97% | — |
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Tulane
New Orleans,
LA
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New Orleans, LA | 49 | 14% | 53% / 47% | 0% | $87,004 | 79 | 100% | — |
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Arizona State
Tempe,
AZ
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Tempe, AZ | 31 | 88% | 29% / 71% | 16% | $72,816 | 81 | 100% | — |
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U. of Denver
Denver,
CO
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Denver, CO | 32 | 85% | 47% / 53% | 3% | $81,501 | 78 | 100% | — |
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Semester Abroad Was Load-Bearing
Small, expensive, and unusually good at shipping undergrads overseas. Everyone here has strong opinions about a European city they lived in for four months and a photo album to prove it.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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Dickinson
Carlisle,
PA
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Carlisle, PA | 64 | 33% | 70% / 30% | 19% | $104,135 | 94 | 100% | — |
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Denison
Granville,
OH
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Granville, OH | 38 | 20% | 79% / 21% | 5% | $80,963 | 72 | 92% | — |
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Pepperdine
Malibu,
CA
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Malibu, CA | 17 | 69% | 47% / 53% | 18% | $88,204 | 83 | 100% | — |
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Elon
Elon,
NC
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Elon, NC | 40 | 63% | 40% / 60% | 33% | $93,582 | 92 | 91% | — |
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Rollins
Winter Park,
FL
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Winter Park, FL | 29 | 48% | 41% / 59% | 31% | $69,700 | 59 | 88% | — |
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