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I think International schools like this serve a variety of purposes. For starters, they're a way to get a visa and study abroad. In my experience, there's also a ton of rich kids attending them, so the students don't necessarily do that bad afterwards either, which gives the illusion that it's a "good school". In reality, their parents connections got them the job.
There's also a big community of so called "third culture kids" which are children of parents from two cultures who are raised in a third. Theyre the army brats and diplomat kids. To them, these international schools is what they attended their whole life. So continuing on seems like an easy decision.
With that being said. The academic rigor is close to nonexistent in my experience. The students pay a lot, and the schools pay the teachers very little.
Almost none of us found the international job we were supposedly looking for.

A lot of people who get those degrees work for international banks or governmental commerce agencies.  The degree isn't meant for you to get a job in another country. >

Agree Id say it's about relations and looking at businesses in the global international sense nothing to do with being employed internationally >

For pretext, I have BS in International Business. I’ve worked in multiple countries, traveled internationally for business, and currently work in a globally-facing role. And at this stage in my career, I’m strongly considering getting my masters.

None of these programs make any relevant difference to how likely students are to find an "international" job afterwards. Pre-existing linguistic skills, interest for international business and - above all - prestige behind said schools are by far the prime determinants for freshly graduated jobseekers.

I disagree. If a hiring manager is looking to fill an internationally facing job role, and they’re choosing between a list of similarly qualified applicants (which is not an unrealistic scenario by any stretch of the imagination), then it’s likely they’d choose to interview a candidate that studied international business as opposed to a candidate that didn’t. Personally, as someone who’s always worked in roles that require coordinating on international projects with partners overseas, my degree has come up in interviews many times.

Because of that, students who sign up for them are either being fooled, or they're just looking for an excuse to travel abroad.

First of all, you don’t need an “international” degree to study abroad. I studied abroad twice in college (for 3 total semesters), and 95% of my classmates were not earning a degree where it strictly required that they study abroad. They just wanted to.
Second, if you major in one field and end up working in another, that’s not because your university “fooled” you. The vast majority of people don’t end up working in the same field they majored in - especially in business.
Third, your degree is important to securing your first job, but after a couple years it depends more on your experience. This goes for any degree. If you’re looking for a mid-level international job, but have no international experience, you’re unlikely to be a top candidate regardless of your education. >


for the same careers as anyone with decent business degree.

So, it's a decent business degree.   Where's the scam?
International is an adjective that can only possibly expand it's value. >

"Scam" may be too strong a word, I'll admit it.
What I mean is that the usual selling point that business schools use (i.e. "this degree specifically will help you start an international career") is deceptive.
It's like selling a car on the promise that "it can go offroad better than any other!", only to find out they all do about the same in that regard. At the end of the day, the car may be decent, but you were misled into making that purchase. >


is deceptive

What prevented you from having an "international" career.
What, precisely, is stopping you from starting your 'international' career tomorrow?
Something on that piece of paper forbids it? >

can we more clearly define 'scam' here? For me that's something that's marketed to do X, but will never actually do X. International business degrees aren't really marketed that way, at least not in my experience, especially if you compare the (in my case Dutch) with the international one. I only know a few international business students admittedly, but none I remember talking to felt like they were sold a false dream, or were working towards something completely different than they expected (outside of the general 'this study isn't what I hoped for').
Even if it's true that the curiculum was exactly the same besides maybe the fact it's in English, it's almost never the case (at least as far as I'm aware) that someone who studies International isn't also gonna be interested in jobs that aren't necessarily full of international relations, and the people who really do want that still have the option to simply not apply to those jobs. I don't really see how it can ever be a scam >


None of these programs make any relevant difference to how likely students are to find an "international" job afterwards. Pre-existing linguistic skills, interest for international business and - above all - prestige behind said schools are by far the prime determinants for freshly graduated jobseekers.

What's your source for that statement? e.g., if I attend a program with professors with work experience in half a dozen different international companies, it seems like they'd be better positioned to teach me about varying corporate cultures ... and to coach me in how to secure roles with those companies.

I did one such degree in my country. The end result: locals found local jobs, and foreigners went back to their home countries and found a job there. Almost none of us found the international job we were supposedly looking for. So we settled for the same careers as anyone with decent business degree.

I've never heard of an international business degree being intended to help students from overseas get jobs in the country the school is positioned in. Just think through the logic ... every business school in the country is preparing their students to get jobs in the country. If you're an international student and you're already in the country, then no school is going to be better for getting you a job there.
The purpose is to prepare students for emigration, not immigration. >

When it comes to any degree program, it's on prospective students to do their research and form accurate and reasonable expectations. Luckily various rankings and surveys of graduates of programs can give prospective students a reasonable idea of how likely various outcomes are.
For example, my international MBA program leads to an average of 45-50% of students working in a country different than their home country upon graduation. To me, that's a very reasonable thing to market as "providing an opportunity to start an international career."
I also think the level of school matters. If you're graduating with a Bachelor's degree in international business, that isn't going to count as much as if you complete an International MBA after some years of experience under your belt.
Your specialty is also relevant. If you're focused on finance and seeking an international job, the international degree program is going to provide you a foundation in IFRS and GAAP accounting principles, while a standard degree in the US is going to be very GAAP focused (putting you at a disadvantage).
Schools are also about the network you build. My MBA cohort was made up of students from 37 different countries, compared to a cohort of a standard MBA program in the US that's mostly other Americans. I could get a referral for a job in any number of international companies around the world thanks to this network, which wouldn't be the case in a non international program. >

Doing ANY school does not guarantee you are getting a job after it. This is true for all schools. 
If you believed the opposite, that is not an issue with the school, but with yourself.