Online MBA
Experience a world-class business school education from the convenience of any location with Thunderbird’s top-ranked global Online MBA program. Designed for working professionals and other online learners, Thunderbird’s Online MBA delivers comprehensive coursework in all facets of global management, as well as cross-cultural communications/negotiations, global political economy and regional business environments.
Blending web-based coursework with onsite seminars around the globe, our Online MBA gives you the opportunity to work across time zones and borders with your diverse cohort peers – and learn quickly how to adapt your style and mindset to work most effectively in a multi-cultural environment. To further cohort interaction, you will meet your classmates during an onsite foundations course at the start of the program, study together online, travel together abroad and graduate together on Thunderbird’s Phoenix, Arizona, campus.
- Immediate access to coursework at anytime from anywhere
- Engaging online lectures
- Interactive chats/bulletin boards
- Online collaboration with global professors and classmates using technology of modern global business
GMAT waivers may be available to highly qualified candidates with extensive work and professional experience. Contact us at admissions@thunderbird.edu or call +1 602 978-7100 or 800 457-6966 for more information.
Program at a glance
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Student stats
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Credit hours |
46.5
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Average age |
35
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Program duration |
19/28 month
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Male/female ratio
68% male / 32% female |
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Program format
Blended program - online courses supplemented with weeks in residence abroad |
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Average # of countries represented |
14
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Work experience recommended |
2 years
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Average years of work experience |
9
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Degree earned
Global MBA |
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Program ranking
Among the “Top 5 Distance Learning MBA Programs in the World” –The Economist, 2010 |
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* Statistics based on most recent cohort |
TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED
- Laptop or desktop with high-speed internet access and multimedia compatibility
- Mac or Windows operating system
- 1 GB RAM and 60 GB Hard-drive (minimum)
- Internet Explorer or Firefox web browser
- Webcam & headset/microphone
- Microsoft Office 2010 (contact Admissions for student discount information)
Learn about program tuition and financing options available to you.
