Eastern Washington University Rankings by Salary Score™

I had no issues with the professors during the 4 MBA courses I took. My issue is with the financial aid office and with one of the "enrollment specialists." Financial Aid - I required financial aid when I was originally pursuing the MBA at EWU. However, their system is clearly broken or mismanaged because the FAFSA funds apparently "never reached them" by the deadlines before courses started, causing me to either pay out of pocket EVEN THOUGH I was approved for financial aid, OR, be dropped from my courses... Read More due to non-payment and have to re-enroll the next quarter. I let them put me through this wild goose chase for financial aid for a few months until I dropped out of EWU altogether and enrolled in a different grad school. The "enrollment specialist" - I don't like calling people out by name, so I won't put hers here. HOWEVER, there is an unprofessional woman working for EWU that uses borderline abusive language when dealing with grad students. The first time I missed her call, she left a passive aggressive voicemail with a tone that shouldn't be used in the professional world. Her subsequent emails, anytime I dealt with her, were beyond rude. Here is a brief excerpt from our final email conversation (her typos included) - Her: "Whys did you drop your course? Will you be starting at a later time?" Me: "I am no longer enrolled at EWU." Her: "I know that. I asked if you will be starting at a later time." Clearly there is something missing here, whether it's customer service or just email etiquette. I don't know what purpose her emails serve. She should know I unenrolled from EWU, and that's that. Overall, if you don't want to deal with shady people or a financial aid office, I would steer clear of this school. If you can pay out of pocket and don't mind the occasional strange interaction with employees, EWU might work for you.

I first enrolled into the online Master of Arts in History at EWU after wanting to change careers from my undergrad major. I was used to online only classes so that wasn't an issue. The problem came with extremely low quality instruction & academic standards: it didn't feel like Grad. School--honestly, I am not exagerrating when I say the first class had us copying and pasting answers into a worksheet & reading material published by the professor of the class--a clear conflict of interest in my opinion. Additionally,... Read More when there was actual work to be done & I did it, the same professor literally mocked me to my face about the "over-thoroughness" of my answers to the point of using winking emojis in the grades box--what kind of instructor criticizes a graduate level student (or any student for that matter!) over giving too detailed an answer? Most professors would fuss at you for not doing the required minimum, not for completing basic-level work. The second class I took (& the one that ultimately led to my transfer to another school) involved an extremely toxic classroom environment & an absentee professor who was literally never in the virtual classroom. We watched video lectures & ran the discussion forums ourselves. Everything was graded very late & parts of assignments we needed feedback on in order to do other bits were often not graded until it was too late--I had to wing it. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of EWU online if you want a high-quality, rigorous graduate-level History program. I was left deflated, disillusioned & broken in spirit after just 3 months there & wasted my time, energy & hard-earned money. Don't let them drag you down--go to a different school.