Maryville University

I found the Business Data Analytics degree program to be what I needed. I found the material, delivery approach, course tempo, and level of subject difficulty to align well with my abilities and learning style. Instructors were generally pretty good. Some responded more promptly than others, but all except one met the response-time requirement. I built throughout the program a OneNote resource of material -- notes, linked articles, videos -- that I have as a reference to use in my professional work.... Read More I only had one bad instructor experience. That instructor is no longer on staff -- hopefully in part because of the extensive notes I kept and subsequently submitted to school administration -- so he won't be a factor for future students. I'm sorry to see that other respondents had negative experiences. For those looking for a highly-rigorous experience, this isn't the school for you. If you are -- at least for the Business Data Analytics program -- looking for a solid school that will prepare you well to be a data analyst, this is a good program. In my case, I was able to transition into IT and into a data analyst position from an engineering background in large part because of my enrollment in this program at the time of my interview. I made immediate use of a large part of what I have learned already.

Maryville's online master software programming is not for those looking to advance their computer engineering knowledge and achieve a true Master's degree. This is a low level boot camp for people wanting to dabble in programming for the first time. As well, the online material is poorly done with YouTube videos and nothing creatively done to build on concepts throughout the course. The problems turned in weekly are so simple I generally had them finished in a matter minutes. The program claims needing... Read More 30 hours a week for working through the material - and that might be the truth for those that never programmed before. But for someone that has an undergraduate degree in software, it took me no more than a few hours per week. Waste of time and money!

I am about to start my 3rd semester. I started in August 2019. I am still taking the general nurse practitioner courses and have not started clinical yet. I am in the Psych NP program. I have had 4 instructors so far and all of them have been wonderful. They are quick to grade assignments and very responsive to messages and will even text you back. I had an issue with one assignment (not understanding it well) and my professor called me at night to discuss what I needed to improve before the final... Read More paper was to be submitted. She even critiqued it before I sent it for final submission. I was also given an extra point after grading by a different instructor (I don't know why, other than I was 1 point from an A) - this bumped me from a B to an A. My instructors so far care about all of the students. Yes, the courses so far 99% self taught (readings), but this is GRADUATE SCHOOL. They are not supposed to hold your hand; you are an adult. If you do need clarification on content/readings, they will respond back to your questions. I am starting Advanced Pathophysiology next and I have not had a course yet that has proctored tests, but this course will be the first. I cannot speak for the clinical courses because I have not had those yet. I have been told if we cannot find a preceptor and can provide proof we were turned down by 10 sites, they will find a preceptor. I do not know if this is necessarily true, however there is a new law passed that says online nursing programs have to find clinical sites. It is expensive, but so are all PMHNP programs, so it's fine for me. The major appeal is that you don't have to travel to the university for orientation or any clinical meeting dates like other programs require. This is a big plus for me since I work full time and have children. Even with my busy life, I have found time to do my assignments so far. You are able to take a semester or two off if needed, it will not impact anything. Overall, I'm very pleased so far.

Red flags from the onset but I powered through anyway. The graduate student nursing orientation quiz was flawed and after multiple attempts to gain the 'required 100' points I spoke to my advisor who laughed it off and said, "Oh that's been like that for 6 years, number 5 has been wrong. You'd think being an online program we could get them to address it but not yet, no worries. It doesn't really matter anyway." (Wasting my time and other students too, but I guess that's ok) Then to the actual classes.... Read More Pathophysiology, self taught via 10-14 chapters of readings and You Tube videos. A review with a professor who's English was indecipherable and the test with a computerized proctor system that midway through the test stops you and requires you to re-scan your room to ensure no one has entered and is helping you to cheat. I did reach out throughout this process to my advisor who was no help, my professor would have been no help and no one pointed me in any other direction. It is a factory where they bend over backwards to get you in and to get your money then you become just another complainer. If I am going to spend this kind of money I would appreciate an actual education not a certificate stating that I graduated from the university of You Tube. I am not a disgruntled former student I am a disappointed former student who was lied to when they told me I was actually entering a University environment. This has done a number on my self confidence but this place doesn't worry about the student just about the admission numbers.

I would not recommend Maryville University at all. The instructors are in place to grade papers, there is no teaching, just resources you can utilize to help you learn. Very little feedback is given. I had some good instructors , but some very bad ones too. I had one instructor that continued to remind me that she was busy too, when I was requesting a timely response (24-48 hours). For the price, this education is not worth it. They take your money, throw some resources at you, then test you and... Read More hope you do well. No support is provided.

This is hands down the WORST academic institution on the planet. I use the word academic loosely. I really don't know where to begin. First of all, be prepared to receive harassing emails from the university president. He has ample time to call ALL students bigots if they don't support Islam. Also, be prepared to NEVER receive responses from your teachers. I'm currently waiting on a response from my teacher going on 2 weeks. Speaking of professors...they have none. Classes are administered by adjuncts.... Read More The tests all come from CompTIA and the answers are online. You don't have to cite anything. The "advisors" do not work in field of cybersecurity and offer no help. They read from a script. I've had to report the administrators for lack of response so many times that I've noticed a pattern. The cyber advisors follow a script. A. SCRIPT. Are they even listening??? How can you be paying attention to students when you waiting to ask your next scripted question. They are too dumb to actually advise? Or are we dumb for paying them $3000 every 8 weeks. Yah. Anywho...be prepared to be asked repeatedly, "any FUN PLANS COMING UP??!!" (Just like that a la a fresh snort of coke) as well as (HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME?!!)

To get their brochure I had to put my name, number and email. I’m a student looking to transfer to an university with online degrees. Ever since 8am they’d called me a total of 6 times (different people each time); to the second called I mentioned I prefer being contacted via email due to my job. To the third caller I mentioned that I need to be placed in their no call list - yet calls did not stop .. to the 5th dialer I asked why do I keep on being called and if they have any possibility to put... Read More notes on the people they called because it’s getting ridiculous. The young lady raised her voice and kept on repeating that it all takes 72 hrs and if I wasn’t interested in their programs maybe I shouldn’t have given the correct number, I had to hang up and block their number. It made it clear enough that I do not want to transfer to them, us students deserve more respect and their marketing scheme needs to be monitored better than that.

Wish I would have seen these reviews prior to starting classes at Maryville. All of the previous reviews are TRUE! This is a self-taught program. No one teaches you to be a clinician, let alone a good clinician. You will complete all of the tedious irrelevant assignments - this is the extent of your education. If you are fortunate to graduate, you are on your own to practice what you did not learn at Maryville. There is no feedback on assignments, quizzes or exams. You will not know what you need... Read More to improve on. If you fail, you retake the course...but what do you focus your attention on? You will never know. Instructors are using these programs as "side money" and exhibit little to no interest in your learning. Absolutely NO support, but you will definitely pay for the over priced tuition. There are legislative discussions regarding schools such as this that takes students' money and does not honor it's educational commitment. Many schools do not accept multiple credits from previous universities, so students feel trapped when considering transferring to other institutions. Perhaps there is sufficient documentation from students who attend educational institutions whose practices are substandard or dishonest to initiate legal proceedings? Heed all of the reviews on this site and do not attend this school.

The online instructors dont actually teach anything. They all use the same poor lectures that were recorded years ago yet yoU are paying top dollars for this program. If you want to be prepared for an Acute care Np this is not the program for you. The instructors and lead instruction Nina Zimmermann have no acute care background and all the classes are focused on the FNP word. Terrible program and I wish I would have went someplace else or transferred. Also tou have to find all your own clinical... Read More instructors and the school advisors are useless at helping. Last semester they forgot to send my paper work to my clinical site.

The first three classes and the one I am in now have been self-taught. I have received no help from instructors. I reached out after receiving disability status, and they do not accomodate. They should have a form to fill out after you state you have a disability, instead they want you to have 10 forms already prefilled showing which disability you have. I am reporting them to the DOE. The entire course is self study which is incredibly dumb as my employer is paying 2200 dollars per course while... Read More I am stuck paying their hefty fees for online study which are 600 per semester! The fees are not wrapped into the tuition. The courses rely on discussion boards, videos, and readings. You do not receive calls from instructors during 'office hours' just emails back to approve extensions when needed. What kind of teaching is this? Especially for business data analytics. I have to hire a teacher to teach me while I am paying the fees for the program and my company pays for the tuition? These kinds of schools should not be allowed to operate if they are unwilling to actually teach. This is not what I signed up for.

I have had a bad experience with this school. The instructor's really don't seem to care about the students. The one I have at the present time has been the worst so far. She picks apart every thing that I do when I am almost finished with the program and what she is picking apart is so insignificant. The Skype interviews with the instructor put so much undue stress on the student and accomplish nothing. All they are is an intimidation tool that the instructors use. I am learning so much more from... Read More the clinical portion then anything that the school is teaching me. They need to shorten the program and just add more clinical hours since this is where we are learning.