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What can you do with a
International Business degree?

International Business is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
6.0 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$19k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$63,840
Typical debt
$23,250
4-yr net cost
$71,056
Monthly loan payment
$265/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Chief Executivescommon
AI risk 3 → 46 future · +4.3% demand
$245,440
Business Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 31 → 49 future · +5.7% demand
$133,974
General and Operations Managersstretch
AI risk 14 → 48 future · +4.4% demand
$125,000
Business Continuity Plannersstretch
AI risk 18 → 57 future · +3.0% demand
$78,528
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.