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Great place to get a (nearly free!) advanced degree while you are working - Department Administrator Boston University Employee Review

3.0
9 Feb 2011
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Pros

I came to BU largely because of their generous tuition remission benefit; I earned my masters' degree in 12 months and BU paid about 90% of the cost. It's a great place in the sense that there are tons of formal and informal learning opportunities--lectures, concerts, symposiums, professional trainings, classes with tuition remission, etc. In my personal experience (though this is not necessarily the norm in all depts), my boss is great--smart, available, fair, and encouraging.

Cons

After almost three years, I'm ready for a new challenge; and although I have my masters now and have been applying to new jobs within BU for about 10 months, I've only had 3 internal interviews and no offers. HR throws around the message that "BU wants to recognize and promote from within", but that has absolutely not been my experience--and it's extremely frustrating.

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5.0
1 June 2026
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Pros

Great management, flexible, great community.

Cons

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3.0
4 June 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, motivated students, small class sizes (but depends on the program), some units have a union

Cons

Low salary for Boston, admin not supportive of lectures

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