Wichita, KS (population: 374,803) has two international business schools within its city limits. Wichita State University, the highest ranked school in the city with an international business program, has a total student population of 14,601. It is the 2323rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 25th highest in the state of Kansas (#1 is Southwestern College). To learn more about international business programs in Wichita, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of international business professors at Wichita State University such as Suhair Abdinnour-Helm, Mehmet Barut, Sam Beldona, Nancy Beramen, John Broberg, and Masud Chand.
International Business students from Wichita schools who go on to become international business consultants, international business specialists, international businessmen, international businesswomen, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,063,670 people working as business and financial operations employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,900. Also, Business operations specialists make on average $65,960 per year and there are about 1,036,450 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Wichita area alone, there are 1,720 employed business operations specialists earning an average salary of $60,070. Business and financial operations employees in this area earn $57,500/yr and there are 11,880 employed.
Wichita lies in Sedgwick county, which is one of the 67 counties in Kansas. Overall, the Wichita area has 295,670 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2.3% unemployment rate, $18.81/hr average worker wage, and a $39,110 average annual salary. Thus, about 40.189 out of every 1000 jobs in Wichita are held by business and financial operations employees, and 5.813/1000 are held by business operations specialists.
Of the 2 international business schools in Wichita, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Wichita Campus comes out as the most expensive ($16,906/yr) for international business students, with Wichita State University as the lowest, reported at only $9,563/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Wichita |
| North Newton | KS | - | 1 | 30.3056 | 44 | 26.4 miles |
| El Dorado | KS | - | 2 | 14.14 | 133 | 27.6 miles |
| Winfield | KS | - | 1 | 53.8865 | 62 | 36.4 miles |
| Arkansas City | KS | - | 1 | 16.4747 | 36 | 46.5 miles |
| Lindsborg | KS | - | 1 | 18.8974 | 70 | 63.8 miles |
| Ponca City | OK | - | 2 | 30.535 | 26 | 69.4 miles |
| Pratt | KS | - | 1 | 19.626 | 18 | 76.6 miles |
| Salina | KS | 46,677 | 4 | 21.0387 | 91 | 79.6 miles |
| Great Bend | KS | - | 1 | 20.0068 | 110 | 90.6 miles |
| Enid | OK | 48,152 | 2 | 30.1217 | 45 | 93.2 miles |