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      Michigan State University reviews

      4.3

      84% would recommend to a friend

      (3,607 total reviews)
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      Samuel Stanley Jr.

      78% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      Michigan State University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,607 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Michigan State University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Apr 2, 2014

      positive place for graduate work

      Graduate research assistant
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      Pros

      Cost of living in the community makes a graduate salary quite livable, and university culture means there are numerous low-cost or free events. Being such a large university, there's almost an unlimited number of events and organizations for finding other like-minded people.

      Cons

      Its a huge, state university, beset with the typical bureaucratic nightmares and insane academic politics ones would expect.

      5.0
      Apr 2, 2014

      Great research experience and opporunities

      Research technician
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      Pros

      The Department of Entomology is a great place to work. The faculty, staff, and graduate students are all intelligent and jovial people. They create a friendly workplace environment. The pay and benefits are good and comparable to other universities. You have the opportunity to work with top researchers on projects that will have valuable applications in multiple areas of the economy.

      Cons

      The department survived a reorganization of the college recently, but the administration may attempt to merge it again in the future. Funding is becoming tighter in general at all universities, so the department is feeling the squeeze. Yearly raises have not kept in line with inflation. To meet the administration's expectations of bringing in funding, faculty have focused more on research lately and as a result teaching has suffered.

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