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Michigan State University reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(3,604 total reviews)
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Samuel Stanley Jr.

79% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Michigan State University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,604 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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1.0
Sep 2, 2021
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Pros

Excellent benefits, including free tuition Competitive Salary vs. Similar Institutions Beautiful, historic campus

Cons

Can only speak for the Business School, but that tends to treat anyone without tenure as disposable. Assistant professors are only rated on number of "A" journal publications, Non Tenure-Track Faculty are only rated on student feedback reports, and all staff are advised to join and support your relevant Union the moment you arrive.

3.0
Aug 11, 2021

Pluses and minuses

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Pros

Some flexibility in setting your work objectives, great sense of purpose, able to improve your community, good mission, able to work with diverse communities,

Cons

Poor salary, lack of advancement opportunities, part of a big slow-to-move bureaucracy, lack of voice, poor supervisory structure, lack of increase in salary over time,

2.0
Jun 4, 2020
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Pros

Working with young people. Tom Izzo.

Cons

Too many redundant tuition sucking support programs that are not tied into student instruction. Poor financial planning always falls on rank and file.

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