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My advisor has been wonderful, and I genuinely believe that the advising department wants to see you succeed and do well. I also had a couple of really great teachers. The problem lies greatly in the healthcare administration program itself if I am being honest. I am nearing the completion of this program, and I do not feel that I have been adequately prepared for everything taking on the role of a healthcare administrator entails. I felt that some of the coursework required to graduate was unnecessary, sometimes... Read More repetitive, or lacked direct correlation to the healthcare aspects of the job. It is a gamble too that you may be assigned to a not so great professor for certain subjects. Should you consider dropping the class, the financial aid office will not give a straightforward answer about whether you will owe back financial aid or how much you will be responsible for based on what your enrollment status would then be. The last teacher I had was not engaging and was condescending. I was given a very poor grade despite demonstrating clear understanding of the material and providing exemplary work. Given all the time I have dedicated and student loans that I have invested in this degree, I should not feel uneasy about not being properly prepared as I near graduation or unhappy with the quality of the education I enrolled for. I am sure that SNHU has programs that are great and prepare students to excel in their intended careers, but this one did not meet my expectations.

I started the MBA program with SNHU due to the flexibility and low cost when compared to other schools (I was looking at Pepperdines online program at the time, but was out of my budget at roughly 100k). I was already working a full time job in the Credit Union industry as an assistant manager and was looking to prepare myself for the next step. I wasn't even an assistant manager for 1 year before they promoted me to a department manager making $85,000.00 a year. Per my employer, though I lacked the required... Read More experience, my education made up for this as the requirement for this job was only a bachelors degree. I can say that if I had not enrolled in this MBA program, I would not have been able to land this job. It was also very convenient since I work full time, I was able to go to school part time and I am set to finish my degree in 2022 (Roughly 2 years total from when I started). The programs themselves have the same format (Discussions, Assignments, Video Check Ins and 1 major assignment worth a majority of your grade). I can say SNHU is definitely not a diploma mill with plenty of reputable alumni. I was fairly surprised to see the negative comments on this board, which made me want to create this review. I have also applied for other jobs in the past and have gotten plenty of calls back due to this degree along with my experience. I will say though it may not be the best option for those with zero work experience, it has helped me significantly move up the ranks quickly and increase my earning potential. I even work with a fellow SNHU alumni who is going to school for her bachelors. Again, it may not be the best option for everyone, but its definitely worth a look. Just know what your getting into before you commit. With an investment of roughly 25k for this MBA, I would say I have already received a return on this investment seeing how it increased my salary almost immediately from 60k per year to 85k (And growing).