UMass Boston reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(461 total reviews)

Katherine Newman

71% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

UMass Boston has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 461 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UMass Boston 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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461 reviews
3.0
Apr 3, 2015
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Pros

The jobs are secure; benefits are decent. The campus is beautiful. It is great to work with a diverse (culturally, socioeconomically, age-wise) community of students. There are some really committed and passionate staff and faculty who are great to work with.

Cons

The pay isn't as good as private colleges. There seems to be a constant effort on the part of management/ upper administration to delay union contracts (and hence, annual raises), curb benefits. There is a lot of red tape bureaucracy. The senior staff seem so committed to their old ways that they dismiss new innovative ideas.

2.0
Mar 24, 2015
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Pros

The university's professed mission and commitment to affordable public education is admirable. Most students are engaged and willing to work hard. Most faculty genuinely care about student performance. The potential at this public university is enormous. Teaching here can be very rewarding.

Cons

Despite its professed mission of public education, enormous discrepancies exist between schools in terms of budgets and salaries. The level of ineptitude of the high-level administration is staggering. Benefits are terrible compared to other local universities. Transportation (either parking or the T) is a nightmare in winter, especially. The lack of parking adds 30 minutes to one's commute. Lecturers to not have adequate union protection and procedures to promote lecturers are not always followed. This is a place of morale-crushing bureaucracy and complacency in leadership.

4.0
Mar 24, 2015
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Pros

I have worked at Umass Boston for more than 2 years, Very friendly environment.

Cons

A good place to work but still personal growth is a tough part over here.

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