Jeffery Born is a Finance professor at Northeastern University rated 3.81/5 by 45 students, with 3.05/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Jeffery Born professor reviews and ratings: 3.81/5 from 45 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Worst professor ever, if you want to hear about his lawyer wife, or his aunt betsy, take his class! If you want to learn about finance, go somewhere else. He spends 95% of the lecture talking about his family, that he cannot be fired, oh and worst of all FIJI!. The last 5% he does talk about finance, but most of the times is full of typos! AmazingFINA6209 2016-05-10 17:36:25 +0000 UTC
The professor is very humorous and he is very responsive!FINA6219 2014-04-25 17:28:51 +0000 UTC
If you want an easy class where getting at least a B+ is a guarantee, you will love prof. Born. He only gives relatively straight-forward cases and a group project, which is nice, but it does not make you learn well.FINA4610 2014-03-22 16:08:10 +0000 UTC
I STRONGLY recommend Professor Born as an investments teacher. He is hilarious and makes what could be a long and boring class extremely interesting. If you attend every lecture and take good notes you will do well. Study your class notes for the test - book isn't important.FINA3303 2013-04-19 15:32:16 +0000 UTC
He's a funny guy, really enjoys teaching, has great stories, keeps class interesting. Very useful if you plan to go into international finance(investing). A lot of stuff is an extension of what you learn in investments. Classes are full of discussion/interaction. Reasonable workload, nothing impossible. Work hard, ask questions, learn a lot.FIN320 2010-04-17 12:41:07 +0000 UTC
Good professor. His explanation of even difficult concepts makes them clear. Reasonable work load.FIN204 2009-06-18 09:10:41 +0000 UTC
Great class and great guy!! Born is the best!FIN304 2009-04-20 21:21:38 +0000 UTC
One of the best professors ever. Makes everything very clear, knows his stuff, and makes class enjoyable. I highly recommend taking his class.FINU320 2009-04-16 16:23:11 +0000 UTC
Highly recommend the Prof. Explaines even boring stuff very interesting. The lectures are fun and have a strong focused on the reality. Critical thinking is very important in the lecture and supported by the prof. Taking notes is important, the book only for selfstudy, cases are difficult but you learn a lot.FINA6209 2014-01-11 05:56:23 +0000 UTC
I would not recommend him as a professor. He doesn't give any homework which is nice, but it does not help learning. He also grades the entire class out of 100 points which makes it IMPOSSIBLE to do well. I got an 89.5 in the class and he gave me a B+. His cutoff for an A- is a 90, and he wouldn't round up the .5 points.FINA3303 2012-04-26 22:48:48 +0000 UTC
Theres a reason tehre are no reviews for over a year now. This guy is horrible. I didnt understand a single thing. His tests are impossible. He knows they are! I actually likED finance.FINA3303 2011-11-16 12:35:13 +0000 UTC
Jeffery Born has an average rating of 3.81/5 from 45 student reviews.
Jeffery Born's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.05/5 based on student reviews.
Jeffery Born has taught FINA3301, FINA6260, FINA6284, FINA6208, FINA6219 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.