Thunderbird isn't just exceptional business training. It's your gateway to a world of opportunity. Discover what thousands of global Thunderbird alumni have known all along: being a T-bird positions you for success in any market around the world.

Why Thunderbird

Global Mindset

Thunderbird students are adventurous and adaptable. Entrepreneurial. Able to operate in unstructured environments. They are leaders who function equally well in Des Moines or Dubai. That is why employers recruit Thunderbirds to work around the world across a variety of functions and industries.

Global Citizenship

Each year about 500 students from around 50 countries matriculate into Thunderbird programs. That's nearly half the annual enrollment. Exposure to such diverse business and life experience enriches and complements the global focus of your studies. Trained to operate locally with a global perspective and globally with a local perspective, you become an asset to future employers in an increasingly global economy.

Global Training

As a Thunderbird, you attend the only graduate management school focused purely on global business. You learn from the leading authority to succeed and prosper in international trade. Thunderbird's unique curriculum is based on the concept that to do business effectively on a global scale, you must understand the languages and customs of other countries. This thinking has produced leaders in global business for the past 60 years.

Global Recruiters

Recruiters come to Thunderbird from local and international corporations across town and across the world. They represent all functional areas from nearly every industry, every sector — including government, non-government (NGO) and intelligence organizations. More than 600 companies post jobs for Thunderbird students annually. And the Career Management Center hosts well over 100 corporate visits a year. The reason is simple. These companies are committed to hiring leaders who can function effectively in their home country and abroad.