Arkansas State University - Jonesboro, Arkansas

A B.

Online graduate program is a scam. Definitely would advice you save your time and money to look elsewhere

JM

Graduated in August 2024 with my Masters in Public Administration (MPA)! 🎓🥳

Savannah D.

A-State has really gone downhill. My graduation ceremony was a joke. I worked for a long time to walk across the stage and it was a disaster. None of those I sat near had any confidence in the integrity of the organization.

I have waited nearly a YEAR to receive my diploma because the office staff is poorly coordinated. One will redirect you to the other in a cycle. It's like the left hand cannot determine what the right is doing in order to complete a very simple and miniscule task.

Also, they called me Samantha Lenth at my graduation when my name is clearly Savannah Daggett. Don't try contacting the dean or anyone in the dean's office for assistance, while I was a student I didn’t have anyone to contact for support. They couldn't care less about the students' quality of experience or their employees ability to perform their jobs. Their “pack” motto could use improvement because I didn’t see it.

Actions of multiple staff members are not in alignment with the mission statement of A-State or values those who claim to be committed to services they should be able to provide. It has turned into more of a papermill school... haha, it would be if I actually received my diploma, anyway.

Don't waste your money or time here! I wish someone had told me that. Offering Teams or Zoom calls would be nice so students could screen share to resolve technical problems. I couldn’t login to access course material many times.

Bre H.

I made the decision to get my MPA through this program because I am a working adult and I had no desire to complete graduate school the traditional way after spending 4.5 years at a university for my undergrad studies. So far, it has been quite a rocky experience. I do not live in Arkansas and the ASU internet is horrible at best, I literally receive at least 2 emails per day about outages and the network being down. Obvisously with this curriculum being online, these network issues cause problems when trying to submit exams and homework. There are several professors that seem a bit pompous, most of them are "doctors" of some elaborate subject so they come off as if they are God's gift to man and don't really seem to care about the students and/or their success. However there are a rare few that are awesome. Some of the grading scales are a bit outlandish as well as there are several petty things some of the professors will deduct points for on assignments. I would definitely advise you to do your research on this school and this program before investing to far into the program. Yes it's a cheap masters program (less than $25K) and you can finish pretty quikly (within 1 1/2-2 years) but you know what they say...you get what you pay for. Just my thoughts.

Susan M. S.

ASU has a great on-line Education Master's Program. I really enjoyed each one of the instructors and they taught me so many new things I can use in my classroom! Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Aaron G.

Arkansas State all in all is a good university. I went there for a year and lived on campus. I was very impressed by half of my professors but I felt like the other half lacked a passion for what they do. The freshman dorms are low quality except for the honors dorms. Upperclassmen housing is much better. Theres a great sense of community there and the majority of students I met were proud to be Red Wolves. One of ASU's weakest spots is in the finances, transfers, admissions, and advising areas. You can't depend on their offices to do anything right. I know many people who went there and had a difficult time getting or sending transcripts. I also know people who had to go extra semesters as a result of poor advising. But you don't go to a college based on how efficent the offices are. You go there based on the quality of the education and that's what makes ASU a good school.

Isabela S.

This is a really beautiful campus of the Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. They develop important scientific researches inside the University, that is included in different areas of study. The University has an app to the cellphone so the students can be updated on the news and find information about the facilities, events etc.

Austin M.

The cafeteria is awful. I pay way too much to not have any grilled chicken at the grill line, no rice cooker, no toaster for the sandwiches, hardly any ice in the ice machines, and no fruit. How can I have a balanced diet, or even any nutrition, when the cafeteria only offers burgers and sodium rich "homecooked style" food. Treat kitchen staff better on an administration level, and maybe they'll have a positive attitude serving food. Rather than the current, lifeless response that feels like we're ordering food in a prison line. The cafe had its problems last year, but it was certainly better than the situation that we have now.