Rankings and Accreditation Add Fuel to ‘Thunderbird Mystique’ Thunderbird’s Master of Global Management degree was ranked No. 1 in the Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal 2019 Business Schools Report. Thunderbird was also awarded prestigious reaccreditation from AACSB.
the world of global business and thrive in the future. However, as you know, Thunderbird’s reputation isn’t driven just by former students. Rankings and accreditation also help tell prospective students and future employers the value of a Thunderbird and ASU education.
Thunderbird’s expansive global alumni community knows first-hand that their T-bird education turns heads and opens doors. The School has a reputation of being a small United Nations located in the southwest U.S. According to that fitting analogy, Thunderbird is also a fairly large and growing global body with members all around the world. A Thunderbird degree gives you something in common with more than 45,000 active alumni in more than 70 countries worldwide. Other alumni have been where you’ve been, done much of what you have done, and seen much of what you have seen. They know how rigorous and relevant your studies have been. They know how Thunderbird has prepared you to understand and impact
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All Thunderbird and ASU graduate and undergraduate academic programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an independent accreditation body founded in 1895. Thunderbird is also accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), which was established in 1916 as a prestigious non-profit organization to accredit business schools throughout the world. In June 2019, Thunderbird earned AACSB International reaccreditation for a 5-year extension, the maximum possible. Thunderbird has been accredited by AACSB International since 1994.
“Accreditation by AACSB, our premier accreditor, is critical because it tells students whether a business school meets a rigorous standard established for quality, which is a primary factor in choosing where to study. Accreditation aids Thunderbird in determining if transfer credits should be accepted, it helps employers judge the validity of programs of study and whether a graduate is qualified,
Sanjeev Khagram and Mary Teagarden
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