Maryville University

I have nothing against Maryville but this is my opinion and for students thinking about entering the Masters in Cybersecurity online program. I graduated with a 3.6 program GPA. The program is approx. 85 readings and quick quizzes. The other approx. 15% is a labs. The terms are accelated 8 weeks with zero breaks in between terms (end of term is on Sunday, next subject starts the next day). The instructors are ok but how much extra time can they spend on difficult subjects with 8-week terms? Labs... Read More are short with not much practice happening. Again, how much can you do in 8-week terms. Some course have tech issues but they're solved by a 24/7 support time. I graduated Aug 2021 and had like 3 interviews in cyber. Two of the interviews went horribly as I couldn't remember all that I'd done in the program. In my opinion, I think that's due to the short 8-week terms. I work for a top 5 bank, and the majority of my cyber job submissions (14) were ignored (8 of those were rejected outright with no interview). I'm internal and still couldn't get a cyber related interview. I'm not really sure of the exact number of outside resumes I've sent but I'm sure it was over 15 (13 rejected with no interview) throughout the year of 2022. Conclusion: In my opinion, I would save the 26k-30k debt and take a quality cyber security boot camp instead. Bootcamps are mostly (75-85% hands-on labs and projects. Despite the supposedly high demand for cyber security professionals, employers appear to want candidates with experience over degrees and certs. Bootcamps give you that hands-on experience and practice with systems and projects that are required for these jobs instead of quick homework assignments. A lot of bootcamps come with CompTIA cert (e.g., Security+, Network+) prep and exam. Also, boot camps are half the cost of master programs. P.S. I applied for a CISA apprentice program with my company in Sept 2022. After months of not hearing anything, I emailed the recruiter and hiring manager multiple times and my emails were ignored. I'm an internal candidate and I was still ignored. Finally, in December after receiving the rejection email, I emailed the recruiter for feedback and advice. She told me that there were a bunch of qualified candidates and although I've been in financial services for over 15+ years in different lines of business (e.g., financial crimes, investments, trust, audit), my resume is impressive, and to get some cyber hands on experience and try next year. Go with a boot camp which is mostly hands on experience that comes with CompTIA prep and exam voucher.

I liked Maryville University's post-master's nurse practitioner program. It is a self-taught program, and you must be smart and motivated to graduate. This is not an easy program. If you're not serious about learning and your education, this program is not for you. I also liked that they weed out the mediocre nurse practitioner students because prescribing medication is serious business. Ps: If you want an easy school that doesn't care about quality, you should attend a substandard school like Walden... Read More University.

Totally self- taught and hours of weekly readings which cover an extremely wide subject matter. The first test only had 32 questions on it, and there are only 4 tests for the entire semester. If you don't have a 80% overall on the tests alone you automatically fail. There is so much material, and no specific direction on what to study for the test. Test reviews and learning objectives do not cover multiple questions that are even on the test, thus many students fail. Run. Go some where where you... Read More receive instruction, lecture, and assistance.

I am beyond frustrated with this school. Although I am already practicing as NP, I have decided to enroll to Maryville University to earn a terminal degree. After two semesters at this school I start to second-guess my decision. The school has decided to drop my class without consulting with me. I have called my advisor to reinstate my class; however she was not helpful. I have done all that was required of me, and now I have to wait for my class to be reinstated. Based on my experience, I would... Read More not recommend that school to my dog. Thankfully, I know that I can thrive in life with or without a DNP degree. Prospective students, beware!

Online nurse practitioner classes and clinicals are what you make it to be. You can be in the greatest school and find fault. This program is for the self motivated student to learn at a comfortable pace. It’s a lot of learning and you will learn if you want to. I was at a different nursing school - brick and mortar college for my associates and it was the same thing ( I had to study and learn foreign concepts). I had to learn what I needed to learn. At Maryville, I had a few rough patches here and... Read More there, but it’s normal when dealing with humans. I had some great professors and some ok ones, but it’s normal. You can’t have great all the time no matter where you go. Just get your clinical settings figured out before you start as that will be your greatest challenge. Don’t go if you don’t care about learning or serious studying to know important things concerning the human body. Thank you Maryville professors for pushing me and not giving me answers, but guiding me on where to find them. I loved everything I learned here and I feel like I have more insight into mental health. I can’t wait to pass my boards on first try and be one of the very best PMHNPs in USA. Thank you Maryville University!

I come from a background in the software development field, and was well prepared to take the MSSD. The materials, as others have mentioned, are very dated to the point some of the instruction and information provided is blatantly wrong. Even as someone with a background in CS, this course is extremely fast with professors that have no experience in the real world. It is completely unacceptable that people pay good money to get an education, and you hire professor that have close to ZERO real-world... Read More experience in the subject they are teaching. At one point, I was asked to completely re-write a program for an assignment because the professor couldn't follow the logic. How dare you ever use something as scar as....a design pattern in a Master level course. Professors were slow to respond, and the school couldn't care less about you after classes have started and the grace period passed so you can't get your money back. I now owe just about $5,000 in loans for classes that were absolutely worthless, and I could have gotten a better education from the homeless man yelling obscenities on the corner.

Steer clear of this school!!! I cannot stress enough that it is not worth your time, your money, or the incredible amount unnecesary stress this school creates. Communication is atrocious, on several occasions I made contact via email and dint get responses for 4 to 6 weeks in some instances. I had made appts twice with student services for help regarding clinicals and documentation, for both appts the individual that was supposed to call me was over an hour late to the appt and I had put aside time... Read More at work specifically to take these calls. Missing these calls then resulted in me skipping an entire semester becasue of not having my documentation for clinicals done in time, despite my questions and the appts being about that exact topic. For everyone teacher that is amazing there is 3 that couldn't care less about being there. The ones that are great are exceptional and I learned so much from them. The rest couldn't be bothered. It is clear that many of the teachers here ride a very high horse. Apparently, getting a DNP goes to some people's heads and respect for students (the paying customer) goes straight out the window. I am currently enrolled and passing my classes. Everyone I have spoken to that went to different schools did not have a fraction of the problems I have been having. I've been called a liar by a teacher and a dean only to later prove I was telling the truth. This is not a safe educational environment. This is one of the pay to play NP mills you here about.

I am an online student working towards my graduate degree with Maryville University. I have an undergraduate degree and several professional certifications for my career path. I also am used to making A's in classes that are known to be hard like upper level science classes, example anatomy and physiology I and II. Some of my classes have been fine (what someone would expect for an online program being a part time student) and others are completely unmanageable. I am only in school part time and... Read More work at least 8-10 hours a day on the one class. These hours are not even to maintain in an A in the class but just to get by. The expectation of the class is incredibly stressful and the faculty can not change the pre-made programs that are in place. I would not encourage any person with a current professional life or any responsibilities like kids, animals, or partners. If you are jobless and have no responsibilities this program might be a good fit for you.