Full-time MBA, Accelerated
Thunderbird’s Full-time MBA is offered in an accelerated track for students with undergraduate business backgrounds or advanced work-experience qualifications. Entering the program with a foundation in accounting, data analysis, statistics, finance and management allows you to waive certain core courses and progress more quickly into concentration area classes and optional language offerings.
Program at a glance
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Student stats
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Credit hours |
46.5
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Average age |
28
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Program duration
Depending on optional internship |
11-16
months
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Male/female ratio
64% male / 36% female |
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Program format
Campus-based, full-time program with intakes in fall |
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Average # of countries represented |
46
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Undergraduate & work experience requirements
Undergraduate major or minor in business and two years of work experience required; 5+ years of work experience may be substituted for specified undergraduate degree |
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Average years of work experience |
5.5
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Second language proficiency
Required for graduation |
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Degree earned
MBA in Global Management |
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Learn about program tuition and financing options available to you.
Global studies opportunities
Thunderbird offers you a full immersion in global business with hands-on, study-abroad opportunities around the world. Students in the accelerated MBA program are eligible to participate in
- Winterims/summerims
- Global internships
- Thunderbird Emerging Markets Laboratories
- Summer language abroad programs
Read more about these global studies opportunities.
Accelerated MBA Curriculum
In our accelerated MBA program, you may choose to focus your studies in one of the following concentration areas:
- Global Development
- Global Entrepreneurship
- Global Finance
- Global Management
- Global Marketing
