International Business at University of San Francisco

USF's International Business graduates start at $57,780—outpacing both the national median by $8,000 and California's median by nearly $10,000. Among California's 21 programs, this lands in the 60th percentile, trailing only heavyweights like San Francisco State but substantially ahead of programs at Cal State Fullerton and USD. That $69,821 figure four years out represents solid 21% growth and suggests graduates are finding traction in the Bay Area's global business ecosystem.

The debt picture is reasonable at $25,000, yielding a manageable 0.43 ratio to first-year earnings. While that's slightly above California's median for this major ($20,393), it's roughly in line with national norms and far from prohibitive given the starting salary. The real caveat here is the small sample size—fewer than 30 graduates means these figures could shift significantly with the next cohort.

For families willing to invest in San Francisco's business network and location advantages, this program delivers quantifiable returns that exceed most alternatives in the state. Just recognize that the small graduate pool makes this data less stable than programs with hundreds of completers, so individual outcomes may vary more widely than these medians suggest.