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I chose to pursue my LPC certification at GWU鈥檚 GSHED program due to the high recommendations of former graduates. Unfortunately, the school has changed tremendously in the past two years. The school still promotes classes to have an average size of 12 - 19 students, but my classes have averaged 35 students, which is not at all conducive to the materials being taught. There is very little interaction or feedback from the majority of the professors who are mostly adjunct. I鈥檝e had several
classes where... Read More not one paper was graded. The school has been dismissive of student complaints. The high ranking of the Rehabilitation Program is primarily due to the citation rate of professors. Given the high cost of tuition - $6,000 a class - s students should be receiving at least what the school promotes in its website and student materials.

DO NOT ENROLL IN THE ONLINE PROGRAM!!! Advising is beyond appalling. GWSPH has vastly overenrolled since 2020 and can't deliver what they advertise online. Impossible to finish in one year, very challenging to finish in two. Not enough spots in required classes. Glorified independent study at best. The recorded lectures from GW faculty are fantastic. Most of the section leaders were great except for two during the entire program (one was almost impossible to understand and the other was rude and... Read More unprofessional to several students in my section). But they have vastly overenrolled during the pandemic and cannot handle the number of students they already have. Academic, practicum and master's thesis (CE) advisers do not return emails or process required paperwork for days or weeks (sometimes not at all), have no available appointments for weeks or months, most do not know the program well enough to competently advise students, and they have had a very high turnover in the last year. So many people I know have tales of being ghosted by their advisers. I got into another great MPH school but chose GW in the end because I wanted to work in DC and thought the practicum and connections from GW would be valuable for my career. Huge mistake. Everyone is on their own finding a practicum, and the only suggestions they give you are for full-time, usually unpaid, jobs. I did end up getting a great job after graduation, but not because of anything GW did for me other than putting their brand on my diploma. That is what you are paying for in the end, but in my opinion, that won't be worth much if they keep running the online program the way they have been for the last 2 years. Incredibly frustrated and disappointed. I'm in my last term and can't wait to be done with this whole experience. I ended up with a 4.0, but I did not get the experience I thought I was paying for. GW needs to stop enrolling so many students to make money, hire more competent advisers, and start actually delivering on the promises they advertise all over the internet.

If I could give one recommendation to anyone considering this school, it is to stay away. I had a horrible experience. It is incredibly expensive and many students have considerable amounts of debt after graduating. I had my financial aid revoked temporarily causing a great deal of stress during my freshman year. While it was eventually reinstated later that semester, there was no communication as to why it was revoked in the first place. The majority of the professors offered little to no guidance... Read More and the students essentially teach themselves. Many professors are simply not good teachers. The teaching assistants also were poor. Career services did nothing to help me find a job. Mental health services at the school are very poor. During my time at this university I became depressed. For the money spent I could have easily have attended a state school and been far better off both financially and mentally.

To put it quite bluntly, you're paying for the reputation only. With the exception of a few professors, I have found the faculty to be unhelpful, the materials to be poorly laid out, and the overall quality of the education incredibly lacking given the exorbitant price tag. If I was not so invested already 鈥� both financially and academically 鈥� I would have transferred programs. I know it is very easy to be swayed by the wonderful reputation, the "flexibility" of the online modules, and the "world... Read More class" faculty, but I can assure you that this is not the program you should pursue. Other reputable schools offer a much better quality of program at a much better price point. It became very evident shortly after completing my second module that I had made a mistake. However, the specificity of the module structure for the MHA@GWU gives you very limited transfer options. If this program is right for you, I wish you all the best, but I can't in good conscience recommend it.

I鈥檓 writing a review for the online MPH@GW program. I took classes part time at night while working full time from 2015-17. I felt compelled to write this review in light of online learning being the new staple of COVID-19 restrictions. When I started coursework in 2015, this program was still pretty nascent, but steadily improved as I continued. Let me say that the structure and platform blew similar offerings elsewhere out of the water. I had peers attend online programs where they never saw or... Read More heard their classmates. To me that鈥檚 absurd, but many online degree programs are still like that. MPH@GW courses had professionally filmed lectures (ie, in a studio and not just a camera at the back of a lecture hall), and on the Adobe Connect platform, broken out into separate video modules with interspersed questions, reading, and interactive content (as opposed to one extended take you just watch). The lectures had closed captioning and transcriptions and had adjustable playback speed. This meant we had deaf students in our cohort that could fully participate the program, and those features were great for note taking too or speeding up a slow-speaking lecturer. We had all the usual assignments and exams, which the platform handled well in my opinion. Then, my favorite, and what really made the program comparable to non-online offerings, weekly we had a discussion section with a PhD-level TA where everyone was on video. I really felt like I got to know and form bonds with my teachers and classmates this way. One became a future colleague and I was able to recognize her because we had actually seen/heard each other (vs just a name on a discussion post). I鈥檓 able to work from home at this time and let me tell you that being on many poorly run Zoom meetings these days makes me miss how seamless and effective my MPH@GW classes were with Adobe Connect! Sure, there were glitches from time to time, but we were all pretty comfortable since we used it a couple hours each week. I lived in the DC area but appreciated not having to add a commute to go to class after a long work day. I also appreciated that online students were allowed to take in-person courses if desired. Now the cons- there are disadvantages to not directly interacting with the professors (ie, us watching pre-taped videos of them v being in the same room and getting to ask questions during and after class), especially if you want to form relationships for research. Some did take the time to attend the TA-led video discussions but it鈥檚 not the same as regular interaction and networking. Second, GW is horrifically expensive if you鈥檙e not receiving financial aid and there is no discount for being an online student. I was only able to attend because I had assistance from my employer. You need to look at the total cost and seriously consider if the institution鈥檚 reputation is worth the price tag. Thirdly, there were required classes I took that were so-so or poorly taught. The program was good at soliciting feedback so I hope our comments led to improvements on those since I left. The practicum entry and management system is not very good, but that issue is not limited to online students. Overall however, my impression is that this is one of the better online programs out there. It鈥檚 clear they were very invested and thoughtful in it developing well and there was good support (I hope that鈥檚 still the case), just a couple examples: I always knew I could reach out and get any academic or billing questions answered or issues resolved, my advisor regularly reached out via phone and email, the school regularly sent out communications and organized events to connect online students and create networking opportunities for us (although for those out-of-state, more virtual offerings would have been good). Yes the price tag stinks, but it鈥檚 great that we got the exact same teachers and degree as those attending in-person. (vs something like the University of Maryland, who has a separate school for online learning called UMUC [now UMGC] whose degrees, reputation, and course rigor are certainly not the same as the parent school). This program let me achieve the career advancement I was seeking while continuing to work full time, and on my recommendation 3 other colleagues in my office enrolled. We had plenty of healthcare professionals around the country in my cohort as well. If you can swing the cost, it鈥檚 a convenient and well run offering.

Management classes are very bad. They just try to maintain your grade right at the minimum required (B-), with very low quality courses. The classes are hard, not because of the content but because poor teaching, irrelevant exams, teachers with huge ego who don't accept anything but their own perception... , teacher professional experience is very dated (20 years down in most case), lack of support inside and outside the classroom (teachers would not answer questions and ask you to listen to the... Read More recording without acknowledging that the issue was either coming from the message poorly enunciated versus the student too stupid to understand or not paying attention (default teacher reaction). Math and engineering classes have better teachers, however due to the program speedy pace, these courses are very difficult.

Pros: name recognition. A few professors are rather good, but the outright hostility and neglect of the administration overwhelms that. Cons: the school clearly does not care about students: 鈥�health insurance is $1400/semester but does not cover ER, specialists, or anything beyond the student health center. 鈥�there are few to no academic services for graduate students. 鈥�as a TA, you end up providing the missing academic services for undergraduates, like advising and tutoring. 鈥�they pay well below... Read More minimum wage, to the point that you cannot afford to live a reasonable distance away. 鈥�you are expected not to hold any other jobs, which compounds the low pay. 鈥�you often are expected to work on campus well past 8pm 鈥�the academic buildings are falling apart 鈥�the school does not provide for research grants or stipends, so you have to fund your own research 鈥�there is a 鈥渂oy鈥檚 club鈥� atmosphere in many departments that prevents discriminatory professors and staff from facing consequences

George Washington University's Strategic Public Relations program is a joke. The academics are what you would expect to find in high school or in an undergraduate Communications program. The advisors are unhelpful and unsympathetic. There are no standards for admission and I was accepted to the program the day after applying. I learned that my quick acceptance was for a reason: to extract as much money as possible. I would urge you to find an actual Public Relations graduate program or at least one... Read More that doesn't cost ~$1,800 per credit hour (yep, that's right, $5,000 for a three-credit class). George Washington University will say that they're military friendly, but nothing could be further from the truth. The most that they do is send out an ugly, clipart-driven newsletter once a month. Their "military student advisor" can't be bothered to return a phone call or email. For the money you don't waste on this glorified webinar program, you could put a downpayment on a house or maybe just take a super nice vacation. If I save just one person from applying to this farce, I will be happy.

I regret doing my MAIA program here. The faculty and students here are rude and arrogant. The staff don't care about the students at all. The students here are the worst in terms of character. They swear and degrade others. If you want to act like a petulant high school student, ESIA is the perfect place to be before you go out into the real world! Besides, the Career Center is abysmal. I have seen many permaterns after graduating from here. However, the school still has the audacity to list internships... Read More as having secured full-time employment. The earning potential of the students is not that great. The school is just selling a pipe dream to a bunch of naive students.

The college offers plenty of opportunity for students to make the best of earning a credible education. I presume the public health topics discussed in the courses were also discussed in other public health programs at different universities. However, GWU also offered practicum experiences, research opportunities, and relationships with organizations within and around the community for internship opportunities. These opportunities contribute to student being able to not only gain experience in the... Read More field of their study, but to also work on building a network, which is important when exploring job opportunities. The only thing potential student should be aware of is this institution is far from being affordable. This is one of the most expensive institutions in the nation! Keep that in mind if you're taking out student loans! The scholarships the school offered were not highly advertised and not easy to get. Even for me as a veteran. My overall debt shot up significantly due to the loans I took out at this university.

Right in the middle of Washington, DC, mere blocks away from the White House and State Department, GWU is the perfect place to study International Affairs. The location gives students access to incredible extracurricular activities and resources, such as foreign embassy events, but the school itself also goes out of its way to the bring the world to its campus. Interested students are even invited to get involved in events such as foreign policy colloquia. Faculty are experienced, informed and responsive,... Read More as are program advisers. Of course, when students need a break from studying, the campus is a also a great place to hang out and make friends. Dorms are comfortable and community oriented, and the campus offers varied and interesting events of all sorts all year round.