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Employment Reports and Statistics

Statistics

These statistics are every bit as unique as Thunderbird students themselves. For the most recent numbers, view 2011 Employment Highlights. Note: This salary data is for Full-time MBA program students only. It is not reflective of all degree program students (and specifically does not include salary data for our Executive MBA, Distance Learning Global MBA, or Distance Learning Global MBA for Latin America students).

  • Thunderbird MBAs made an average base salary of $84,654 (up $2,000 from last year) plus an average signing bonus of $16,094.

Where 2010-2011 Thunderbird graduates went

International Employment

2009 Employment - International

US Placement

2009 Employment - US

2010-2011 Average Base Salary by Region

World

US

Africa * Mid-Atlantic $89,686
Asia $64,333 Midwest $78,968
Europe * Northeast $98,781
Latin America $95,250 South $83,163
Middle East * Southwest $78,429
North America $85,821 West $83,250

* indicates insufficient data points for publication

Function

Consulting 17% Marketing/Sales 30%
Finance/Accounting 18% Operations/Logistics 12%
General Management 11% Other 7%
Human Resources 4%    


Industry

Consulting 14% Media/Entertainment 3%
Consumer Products 13% Pharma/Healthcare 7%
Energy 3% Real Estate 1%
Financial Services 21% Technology 10%
Government/Non-Profit 8% Other Services 13%
Manufacturing 8%