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Global MBA Rankings
School nameThunderbird School of Global Management
Rankings at a glance
Rank in 200861
Rank in 200757
Rank in 200654
3 year average rank57
CountryU.S.A.
Audit year[1]2007
Alumni career progress
Salary today ($)99,099
Weighted salary (US$)99,165
Salary percentage increase101
Value for money rank53
Career progress rank28
Aims achieved rank36
Placement success rank60
Employed at three months (%)62 (86)
Alumni recommend rank34
Diversity
Women faculty (%)23
Women students (%)32
Women board (%)20
International faculty (%)26
International students (%)46
International board (%)24
International mobility rank14
International experience rank53
Languages[2]1[2]
Idea generation
Faculty with doctorates (%)94
FT doctoral rankn/a
FT research rank66
Footnotes

1. KPMG reported on the results of obtaining evidence and applying specified audit procedures relating to selected survey data provided for the Financial Times 2008 MBA ranking for selected business schools. Enquiries about the assurance process can be made by contacting Michelle Podhy and Patrick Gaudet of KPMG by e-mail at pgaudet@kpmg.ca. The specified audit procedures were carried out between November 2007 and January 2008. The audit date denotes the year that the most recent selected survey data was subject to specified audit procedures.

2. These schools run additional courses for MBA students for which additional language skills are required. These figures are included in the calculations for the ranking but are not represented on the table to avoid confusion.