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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 | 135 | 55% | 41% / 59% | 2% | $105,852 | 98 | 90% | — |
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Georgetown
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 56 | 14% | 43% / 57% | 0% | $114,222 | 97 | 93% | — |
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U. of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 54 | 12% | 56% / 44% | 13% | $148,578 | 100 | 94% | — |
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U. of Texas at Austin
Austin,
TX
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Austin, TX | 22 | 22% | 14% / 86% | 5% | $99,528 | 96 | — | — |
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U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison,
WI
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Madison, WI | 25 | 41% | 40% / 60% | 0% | $103,185 | 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 | 43 | 42% | 35% / 65% | 14% | $80,778 | 93 | 81% | — |
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George Washington
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 32 | 47% | 53% / 47% | 34% | $128,997 | 99 | 87% | — |
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Fordham
Bronx,
NY
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Bronx, NY | 136 | 47% | 48% / 52% | 25% | $104,532 | 95 | 100% | — |
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Northeastern
Boston,
MA
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Boston, MA | 99 | 24% | 46% / 54% | 40% | $111,223 | 97 | 97% | — |
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U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park,
MD
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College Park, MD | 24 | 45% | 21% / 79% | 0% | $86,486 | 90 | 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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| 1 |
Florida International
Miami,
FL
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Miami, FL | 419 | 42% | 50% / 50% | 28% | $64,473 | 80 | 89% | — |
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San Diego State
San Diego,
CA
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San Diego, CA | 100 | 37% | 49% / 51% | 9% | $62,849 | 78 | 97% | — |
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Tulane
New Orleans,
LA
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New Orleans, LA | 56 | 15% | 48% / 52% | 0% | $80,488 | 70 | 100% | — |
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Arizona State
Tempe,
AZ
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Tempe, AZ | 48 | 88% | 48% / 52% | 17% | $74,184 | 83 | 100% | — |
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U. of Denver
Denver,
CO
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Denver, CO | 24 | 85% | 46% / 54% | 13% | $83,881 | 82 | 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 | 49 | 33% | 59% / 41% | 10% | $104,288 | 94 | 100% | — |
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Denison
Granville,
OH
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Granville, OH | 42 | 22% | 50% / 50% | 2% | $77,598 | 68 | 92% | — |
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Pepperdine
Malibu,
CA
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Malibu, CA | 21 | 69% | 43% / 57% | 10% | $98,583 | 92 | 100% | — |
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Elon
Elon,
NC
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Elon, NC | 32 | 63% | 47% / 53% | 41% | $89,309 | 90 | 91% | — |
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Rollins
Winter Park,
FL
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Winter Park, FL | 39 | 42% | 54% / 46% | 31% | $71,588 | 65 | 88% | — |
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