Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona Rankings: 25, WSJ; 55, FT.
What’s unique: First global program in U.S. in 1948; its masters in international management requires students to speak a foreign language.
Typical student: About two-thirds men; average age is 29.
Cost: Approximately $60,000 for 15 months.
Quotable: “Our students learn that simply having their company’s stock listed on exchanges worldwide means they will have to comply with very different business and media rules in those countries.” — Director of marketing communications Lindsey Michaels.
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Rankings: 7, WSJ; 10, Business Week; 9, U.S. News; 9, Forbes; 4, FT.
What’s unique: Campuses in
Barcelona and
Singapore that grant a Chicago MBA.
Typical student: Mid- to late-30s, 10 years of work experience.
Cost: $70,000 over 20 months.
Quotable: “If we’re going to maintain our reputation as a top business school, we need to be vis-ible globally. We must have a presence and influence.” — Associate dean for executive MBA programs William Kooser.
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Rankings: 18, WSJ; 1, BusinessWeek; 4, USN; 8, Forbes; 1, FT.
What’s unique: Joint venture with France’s INSEAD, in which they share campuses, faculty, and students.
Typical student: One-third women, 10 years work experience.
Cost: $100,000 over two years.
Quotable: “We’re moving beyond what too often passes for globalization [of education] in the
United States, where the faculty tells an anecdote about living abroad.” — Deputy dean David Schmittlein. —