Denise Spencer is a Managerial Science professor at Northeastern University rated 4.3/5 by 1014 students, with 3.85/5 difficulty and 87.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Denise Spencer professor reviews and ratings: 4.3/5 from 1014 student reviews at Northeastern (87.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
I think about Dee Spencer once a week and am grateful to have been in her class. She is caring but a tough grader. It comes from a place of wanting her students to succeed and she helped me grow in and out of the classroom. I love Dee!MGSC2301 2025-04-11 16:54:01 +0000 UTC
BRILLIANT PROF! She is the best, she cares about students and she is always ready to help. She knows how to encourage students and she wants everyone to improve. She gave detailed comments on each assignment. Taking her class was a pleasure. My FAVORITE professor in northeastern!ORGB3201 2019-09-05 23:40:19 +0000 UTC
This course feels like. it was structured to be deliberately difficult for no good reasonMGSC2301 2025-01-23 04:14:05 +0000 UTC
She cares very deeply about her students and their performance. You have to pay attention and attend lectures in order to do well. She goes incredibly fast at the beginning of the semester, so you have to do a good amount of studying/self-teaching at the beginning.MGSC2301 2025-01-09 22:41:56 +0000 UTC
She's a nice person, but her class is very tough and you need to put in many hours outside of the classroom. I found myself sacrificing grades in other classes just to get a decent grade on exams. Tests are taken on canvas which I found annoying and if math isn't your thing or if you haven't taken stats before, I wouldn't take her class.MGSC2301 2025-01-02 20:36:56 +0000 UTC
She is a great person but her class is hard unless you have countless hours to put into the class or you are already familiar with stats. The math isn't hard, it's the conceptual stuff that she is extremely nitpicky with on tests yet she glosses over that when she is teaching you in class. Her tests are too dense for the class time and impossible.MGSC2301 2024-12-16 16:05:08 +0000 UTC
Lectures are chaotic, and the tests barely relate to what's taught, leaving students confused and unprepared. Feedback on work is minimal, offering no real guidance for improvement. Questions in class are often ignored or poorly addressed. Overall, this course feels disjointed and unnecessarily difficultMGSC2301 2024-12-15 22:59:40 +0000 UTC
She was a great professor who made Stats such an easy class, even though I had it at 8am. As long as you pay attention in class and take nots she will love you, and provide really great help. Honestly this was such an easy class and she was very nice.MGSC2301 2024-12-14 03:08:23 +0000 UTC
An amazing professor who makes learning fun and truly does care about you as a student. I felt like I learned a lot throughout this course and had fun while doing it. Would take a class with her again 100%!MGSC2301 2024-12-13 17:01:41 +0000 UTC
Attendance is mandatory every class. She cold calls but it helps make you stay on top of your work. If you do all your homework and practice problems you'll be fine. You need to put time aside outside of class to be successful. I think her teaching style takes time to get used to but overall I learned a lot from her class.MGSC2301 2024-12-09 18:00:13 +0000 UTC
Professor Denise is a very participation and anti lecture type. ofteacher. her class was very engaging. You always had to be prepared to know the answer and understand the content. it is a very fast paced class but I really enjoyed taking her class. Math is not my strong suit and i was able to succeed in this class thank you to her.MGSC2301 2024-12-04 21:11:14 +0000 UTC
From other professors at Northeastern, she takes some adjusting to. You must hold yourself accountable for assignments as they're due at 9am. She has no forgiveness for late/missing work. I didn't do well on the first exam, but I learned and studied harder for the 2nd and 3rd exams. If you put in the work and come to class you'll do fine.MGSC2301 2024-11-21 17:44:42 +0000 UTC
Best professor EVER!! she made a 3 and 1/2 statistics class interesting and fun. I wish I could take more classes with her.MGSC2301 2024-09-03 20:11:24 +0000 UTC
Spencer is hard but she's so nice. It's true that she actually cares about students, which is unusual. The cold calling took some getting used to but it gets everyone talking and asking questions. Once you get used to it, it's less stressful. It helps that she is really funny. Claas was never boring.MGSC2301 2024-08-18 01:31:17 +0000 UTC
Professor Spencer is the best ! Tests are difficult but she provides lots of resources and is very accessible. Read the slides, participate, do the practice problems and you will do well. She genuinely cares about her students and wants to see them succeed, one of the best professors I've had at NU.MGSC2301 2024-05-07 14:48:36 +0000 UTC
Denise Spencer has an average rating of 4.3/5 from 1014 student reviews. 87.0% of students said they would take them again.
Denise Spencer's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.85/5 based on student reviews.
Denise Spencer has taught MGSC2301, ORGB3201, MGSC6202, MGSC6200, XLVL1011, XLVL1010 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.