Is Cleveland State a good company to work for?

Cleveland State has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 649 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Cleveland State to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cleveland State have been left by employees working as Graduate Assistant , Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant .

Does Cleveland State pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cleveland State employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cleveland State. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cleveland State?

73% of Cleveland State employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cleveland State 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cleveland State?

Graduate Assistant (29) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (25) , Graduate Research Assistant (23) , Teaching Assistant (23) , Research Assistant (21) , Student Assistant (20) , Graduate Student (11) , Student Worker (8) , Adjunct Faculty (7) , Professor (6) , Adjunct Professor (5) , Assistant Professor (5) , Coordinator (5) , Director (5) , Administrative Assistant (4)

What are the pros of working at Cleveland State according to real employee reviews?

"People you work with are nice and helpful." ((in 33 reviews)); "Great benefits and retirement plan" ((in 26 reviews)); "Flexible hours for student workers." ((in 20 reviews)); "The Operation STEM program has an incredible, helpful staff of student employees." ((in 14 reviews)); "flexible schedule, fun team, relaxed atmosphere" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cleveland State according to real employee reviews?

"Parking is expensive and inconvenient" ((in 17 reviews)); "Low salary Not the safest campus Old buildings" ((in 10 reviews)); "Management is a little disorganized" ((in 6 reviews)); "competitive compensation, over worked, under appreciated, complex responsibilities, Diversity issues in management, reductions in funding, etc." ((in 6 reviews)); "Siloed departments creates bad communication and unnecessary duplicative work." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cleveland State layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cleveland State layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cleveland State in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cleveland State locations?

Cleveland , Catlett , Herndon , Missoula , Atkinson , Avon , Avon Lake , Bay Village , Lakewood , Mentor , Toledo , Denver

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Cleveland State reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(577 total reviews)

Ronald M. Berkman

61% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Cleveland State has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 577 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cleveland State employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

577 reviews

4.0

Mar 23, 2016

M.Sc. Research Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It depends who you work with. But basically it's a nice university to study and research.

Cons

It;s not a well-known university in the United States.

4.0

Mar 20, 2016

Amazing Exposure

Student intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The interaction with your higher officials and fellow interns is what i love here. The work assigned to me is nicely organized and well explained. It becomes real easy that way.

Cons

Pay for the intern is pretty, even though there is nice work atmosphere and the end of the month you would be dissapointed by the pay for the work you have put in.

4.0

Feb 18, 2016

Great department but some issues need to be fixed

Graduate teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

team effort, great labs, projects are good, great techniques used, good environment

Cons

no internship opportunity, coursework not appropriate for PhD students, department is small, clinical and statistical exposure not enough

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