San Jose State University Reviews

"Pros: Affordability of program Focus on client centered practice Enthusiasm of professors All professors still do clinical work Supportive and flexible faculty Emphasis on mental health and community work Cons: High cost of living in area Disorganized (public school?) Student led/group work approach often results in less thorough teaching of information and concepts"

"Pros: great teachers, relevant assignments, fun, and interesting. Cons: expensive to live in San Jose and I am not a fan of night classes."

"SJSU is a great school. The sport management program offers valuable learning experience."

"Pros:Very innovative program.More Software oriented technologies. Cons:very difficult to manage finances as no scholarships provided from the university."

"Many of the faculty are leaders in the field and have contributed, authored, or edited textbooks that are standard for curricula throughout the country. The con is that they recently revamped the curriculum and my class year is the guinea pig for all classes for this curriculum. Also, they got rid of the BS to MS program of Occupational Therapy so it all is Entry-Level only. This is both a pro and con."

"SJSU School of Social Work is one of the best in Country now I know why."

"The program is very challenging but educational gratifying. The department staff is always ready to aid the student and eager to set all of their students up for success in their endeavors."

"I earned a B.S. degree in Kinesiology at SJSU. Loved most of my instructors and classes. They were very thorough in covering all topics of Kinesiology, although I want to become Physical Education teacher. Now I will have to earn a CA teaching certificate in order to teach, which will take another year and a half."

"The MSTM program is really relevant to those with a projoect delivery background. The program offers two certificationas as well - High Speed Rail Management and Transportation Security."

"Great program at SJSU for Urban Planning, you cannot beat the mixture of professional and academic faculty. Great mixture of students from all over the world, incomes, and backgrounds. Also the program is among the more affordable in California that has professional certifications. Urban Campus in the middle of downtown."

"This program is what you make of it. If you just want to get a degree you can slack and float through the program but if you really wanted to take advantage of instructors and opportunities you could get so much of this program!!"

"One of the few programs in California that support the burgeoning field of user design through human factors/ergonomics."

"I currently live off campus and don't participate with the campus community as much as I would like, so I had a hard time answering the questions related to the campus community/surrounding areas. However, the experiences that I have had have been wonderful. The program is quite small, which offers an amazing experience to get to know your professors and peers on a very personal level. All of the professors are incredibly supportive and available - the professors are our biggest fans throughout the program. The environment is incredibly welcoming, and all the students work together to achieve success for everyone. The program emphasizes new media and new technologies. So rather than a more theoretical graduate program - such that you would find at a UC school - this program is incredibly hands on. We're learning very relevant and applicable skills that are true and tangible resume builders. I truly believe this program is preparing me, in the best way possible, to find a career that I love."

"Pros: The social work program is the best in northern CA and the wealth of experience from the professors is priceless. Cons: The night classes for part-time students do not always parallel with required internships which created unnecessary stress. The area is not always safe, parking can be difficult, and"

"The advisor is very helpful with determining the appropriate classes. The class availability times and dates are not convenient. Most classes are available only once every 2 years."

"The biggest pro of the special education graduate program are the knowledgeable and experienced teaching professors. I am currently in my second semester of the graduate program and have been lucky enough to gain knowledge from some of the best and most dedicated professors in the field !"

"San Jose State University is within a diverse community and fully embraces it. The SJSU MSW program is also highly connected to community, offering students numerous opportunities to develop themselves as social workers. The only con is that they discontinued the cohort system, leaving students without a support system as previous class years."

"Its good to be here and part of this program.but financially it can break your born here."

"Good for software engineering, but no financial aid or scholarship is given to students."

"Being bay area the job oppurtunities are really good.The faculty is good and the course work for software engineering is also pretty good. But the financial aid and scholarship provided by the school is zero."