I remember years ago visiting the Thunderbird School of Global Management when they had a campus in the West Valley. And then in 2014, everything changed as Arizona State University acquired Thunderbird, and Thunderbird became a unit of the ASU Enterprise. Since that time, ASU sold its Thunderbird campus to Arizona Christian University, and the graduate programs moved to the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus to its own building while the newly created undergraduate programs moved to the ASU West Valley Campus until 2025 when they also moved to the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus. Every now and then, I find myself on the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus with a meeting in the Thunderbird School of Global Management. There is the Grumpy Mule Cafe on the first floor and the Thunderbird Pub on the fifth floor. There is also the global forum on the first floor with a large digital globe suspended from the middle of the rotunda showing a digital representation of Earth. There are flags on the first floor representing the home countries of all Thunderbird students. The building, opened in 2022, spans 110,000 square feet and offers flexible classroom space and regional lounges with art and artifacts gifted by alumni from around the world. Thunderbird now serves as a significant part of the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus, which opened for classes in 2006. This campus meshes well with the Downtown Phoenix area as they share streets, parks, and nearby restaurants and stores. In fact, ASU is actively involved in monthly stakeholder meetings with the Downtown Phoenix Inc. (DPI). It helps Downtown stakeholders in knowing what's going on at ASU while it helps ASU to know what's going on around the Downtown Phoenix area. For instance, ASU students and staff enjoy participating in First Fridays while DPI is involved in ASU Welcome Week events. Also, during Family Weekend, Thunderbird hosts Regional Night, which is open to any ASU Downtown students and their families. At the Downtown Phoenix Campus, every student can drive their own experience as they engage in the events and resources on-campus while attending classes, getting an on-campus job, landing an internship or full-time job, joining clubs and organizations, attending many free events and activities, and so much more. The Dean of Students Office (in the Post Office) and the many student services offices at ASU Downtown Phoenix are always there for students, and it's easy to find your way towards graduation and your future when taking advantage of these resources. I look forward to seeing what comes next for such an engaging school like Thunderbird and a campus such as the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus in the coming years! read more

Graduated many years ago when it was in Glendale. Good and quick way to get a masters degree in international management Student population seemed to be a lot of entitled Minnesota frat boys trying to get into finance and a lot of very entitled international students trying to get into their parents' companies as future CFO. Pub was fun and we also got to see President Ford speak to whole campus. Glendale campus is now a private Christian college. But good pizza place across from on Greenway still stands 40 years later-) read more

The school has an outstanding reputation that exceeds all others, but the new campus is what I am reviewing. So high end, inviting and a welcome addition to downtown PHX. I visited during Alumni weekend with friends and we had a lovely tour, a drink in the bar and generally enjoyed the urban vibe and international friends we chatted with. ASU + Thunderbird is doing to go places. Welcome. read more

Thunderbird is ranked the #1 international MBA program in the world! International programs include Prague, Monterrey Mexico, Beijing and various Summerim/Winterims (two week International courses), and exchange programs. The majority of professors bring a great amount of international experience or are international as well - hailing from Brazil, Nigeria, Iran, Australia, Germany, South Africa, and more than i can remember at the monent. For those just coming to visit the pub (5 stars too) - The pub features a pool table, foosball and air hockey. A wide selection of international beers on tap and bottle (not sure exactly how many). The music is either juke box during the week but student led dj on the weekends... read more

Thunderbird School of Global Management - Specialty Schools Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I recently volunteered here for a TEDx event. All of the Thunderbird students organizing the event that I came into contact with were extremely warm, welcoming, friendly, and curious individuals. The population is heavily international, interested in the world, have a global-mindset, and are big-picture thinkers. I am now considering applying here for a masters program. read more

Thunderbird School of Global Management - Specialty Schools Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I was so looking forward to taking the courses in the Executive Ed Business Analytics & Strategy  certificate program. I graduated in '98 from an undergrad in Business & Economics and a Global MBA in '02. I was hoping to built out my understanding in BAS and all that's evolved over the past 2 decades.  After completing the first course, I am thoroughly disappointed with the quality of the course content. 1. The recorded lectures are done by an articulate professor. The material is organized, though some of the slides available for download are mis-matched to the course (missing in print-out or included in print-out but not covered in recorded lecture).2. The required reading materials are very dated. One was from 1998 with the most recent being two from 2012. Many of them were from 2002-2003. An entire module was based on CRM with materials over a decade and a half old. Even a few of the whitepapers reference how much the field has grown/changed/morphed in the past 5 years preceding the article. And, I'd suggest even more so in the 1-2 decades since the content was created.3. Quizzes have quite a few spelling errors. More importantly 4-5 of the questions have "correct" answers that are inconsistent with the materials, likely due to incorrect semantics (e.g. double negatives, when single may have been intended). And, 1-2 of the questions had "correct" answers that are no longer true all these years later; with a different multiple choice option being more fitting in 2019. I reached out to T-bird after completing the Intro module and the 2nd module raising my concern. I asked if the rest of this course and the 2 following in this certificate program were similar in terms of dated content. It was confirmed they are the same in that regard. A WASTE of $990! I am only giving two stars versus 1 because the content seems like it would have been quality 10-15 years ago.. read more

Thunderbird does one thing, and it does it extremely well. Since 1946, it has served as the pre-eminent international graduate level business school in the US. Consistently ranked #1 in the world, Thunderbird goes beyond the technical aspects of a business education and attracts those personalities who possess global curiosity. By focusing on the intangibles, Thunderbird consistently sets itself apart by educating cohorts of students able to adapt and excel in all corners of the globe. As a veteran, their motto definitely resonates with me: "Borders frequented by trade seldom require soldiers." read more

The best graduate businesses school in the world is located in Glendale, AZ. Who knew? A great place to run into people from all over the world. read more