Business for a better world.

Build a career in sustainable, global business.

Why choose Fletcher for International Business?

Experiential Learning

Conduct original research, start entrepreneurial ventures, and gain experience consulting with businesses, diplomats, climate specialists, security professionals, and human rights lawyers.

Interdisciplinary Programs For Your Passions

Tailor your field of study to support your unique interests and career goals. In the job search, stand out for your interdisciplinary, deeper approach to business.

Get Career Support From a Global Network

Harness a powerful network of C-Suite, heads of state, leaders of global organizations and innovative business leaders – and get tailored support along the way from Fletcher’s expert career advisors.

Ranked Among the Best

Fletcher is proudly among the top 10 international relations schools in the world, according to Foreign Policy Magazine’s best master's programs 2024 edition.

Flexible Program Offerings

In-person and online master's degrees for early- and mid-career professionals. Optional STEM-designated track.

Take the next step.

Learn more about what your future holds at Fletcher.

Compare programs:

Master of International Business
(MIB)

Master of Global Business Administration
(GBA)

Complete in 2 academic years
(19 months)

Complete in 16-24 months

Full time only

Full time or part time

No experience required,
2 years preferred

6 years of experience preferred

Start in September or January

Start in September, January, or May

16 required courses

Optional STEM-designated Quantitative Methods track

11 required courses
+ 2 in-person immersions

In-person only

Online only

Real-world opportunities and experiences

MIB sample courses:

Strategic Management
Sustainable Business
Diplomacy, History, and Politics
International Law and Organizations
Impact Investing
Innovation for Sustainable Prosperity
Managing NGOs
International Finance and Banking for a Sustainable World
Strategic Management and Consulting for Global Impact

GBA sample courses:

Corporate Finance in Global Capital Markets
International Strategy and Innovation
Global Marketing Management
International Supply Chains: Connecting the Developed and Developing Worlds
Sustainable Business Dynamics
International Security
International Business Law
Decision Analysis for Business

0 %

of Fletcher graduates find related roles within 6 months of graduating.

Program highlights:

A focus on innovative solutions and sustainable business
Scholarships and research assistantships available to eligible students
Career acceleration grants offered to all accepted MIB students
International network of classmates and alumni
No GRE/GMAT requirement for admission

Meet your professors:

Bhaskar Chakravorti

Dean of Global Business

Researches core dilemmas of social change facing business, nonprofit organizations and public agencies

Chairman of the Advisory Board to the Mastercard Policy Center for the Digital Economy and creator of the widely-used Digital Evolution Index.

Author of the Amazon best-selling book, “The Slow Pace of Fast Change: Bringing Innovations to Market in a Connected World” (Harvard Business Press) and soon to be published “Defeating Disinformation” co-edited with Joel Trachtman, (Cambridge University Press).

Alnoor Ebrahim

Professor of Management,
Associate Dean for Curriculum

Primary research topic: core dilemmas of social change facing businesses, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies
Author of “Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World” (Stanford University Press) which has received multiple awards, including from the Financial Times and Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium, and The Alliance for Nonprofit Management.
Serves on advisory boards to the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) and the World Bank’s Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA)

Jette Steen Knudsen

Professor of Policy and International Business

Her research centers on the interface between government regulation and business actions with a particular focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

She studies the ability of governments in economically advanced industrialized nations to promote social change through regulation of social practices of home country multinationals in developing countries.
Published works appear in highly-respected journals such as Business Ethics Quarterly, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Business and Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Policy and Politics, Political Studies and Regulation and Governance.
Consults on the governance of sustainability for leading companies and international organizations.