Wright State University

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Engineering Department (This Major's Salary over time)
I'll state my experience as plainly as possible with the department:

1. They do a good job trying attempting to keep as many students as possible within their programs. That said, this has come at a cost of lowering the standards of the coursework to the point that grad school is kind of a joke. Many classes are co-listed with undergraduate level courses, and honestly, it's not particularly worthy of graduate level work.

2. The faculty and education are fairly out of touch with what's desired out in the real world. This is commonplace but particularly bad at WSU.

3. The university has massive budget problems and a recent immigration/H1-B scandal. This appears to have really lowered people's faith in the institution, and by default, it is lowering the faith people have in the students it provides.

4. Their connections to jobs for graduates essentially revolve around Wright Patterson Air Force Base and a tiny handful of other companies. Just be warned if you do research that's not visible to the contractors that work at the base, your research and work will not transfer to gainful employment or professional connections.

5. If you believe your master's would or should help you build your skills, it probably won't in the IHE department. The reason is that many of the courses are truthfully undergraduate courses, and the people designing the courses are really out of touch.

6. However if you just want a master's degree, they are more than willing to work with you, and there are professors that are willing to take any warm body for a research assistant.