Ramiro Martinez is a Criminal Justice professor at Northeastern University rated 2.42/5 by 146 students, with 2.75/5 difficulty and 25.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Ramiro Martinez professor reviews and ratings: 2.42/5 from 146 student reviews at Northeastern (25.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Professor Martinez is a wonderful person and genuinely cares about everyone in his class. He displays his passion for teaching everyday he comes to class and is willing to change his methods to make people learn better. He makes learning fun and wants to see everyone thrive.SOC3450 2023-12-16 20:00:13 +0000 UTC
I was actually in CRIM6202, Grad Criminology, but I believe it was a new course for him. Pros: personable, encourages peer discussions, choose some interesting readings, was receptive to (most) student comments Cons: severely disorganized, students taught most of the class, he was often all over the place, sometimes un-provoking lecturesCRIM7240 2023-05-17 05:47:14 +0000 UTC
Too slow. Teaches more sociology in a criminology classCRIM2200 2023-01-31 22:57:56 +0000 UTC
This man is absolutely ridiculous. He did not teach anything, all he did was repeat what was on the slide and then ask us what we thought about it/what it means. He once asked what influenza was. The TA gave all our feedback, so the class probably would've been better if he wasn't there. I didn't listen to the reviews, but trust me. Don't do it.SOCL1101 2019-12-04 20:19:52 +0000 UTC
The man does not even know what he is teaching. Awful professor DO NOT TAKE.CRIM4020 2017-01-11 12:03:38 +0000 UTC
I have honestly never had a worse professor. He can't answer the most basic questions about exams he wrote or questions about the data that he's presenting, gives students a ton of attitude, and spends more time talking about the club than about sociology. Save your money, he's not worth it. I'm amazed Northeastern hired such an apathetic professor1290 2015-10-19 11:45:40 +0000 UTC
80-90% of the time, I felt like he didn't understand what he was teaching. He asks questions but when we can't answer them, he just moves on and we don't get an answer. He also doesn't answer questions that the students ask. IMPOSSIBLE to get help from, it seems like it's all going in one ear and out the other. Really seems unqualified to teach.SOCL1290 2015-10-05 15:31:59 +0000 UTC
Horrible. Doesn't know what he's talking about. Disorganized. Students could teach the class much better than he can easily. I thought my professors would impress me at NUSOC3450 2023-09-18 12:00:20 +0000 UTC
He is a terrible teacher. Does not seem at all interested in actually teaching, fell asleep in class one time, sits in the back of the room while students teach the class FOR him and plays with his phone. Won't even answer questions about the topic. AVOID this professor at all costs and save your tuition money!CRIM7240 2014-02-27 16:47:15 +0000 UTC
He doesn't know the material. Can't answer a single question asked by students. Lacks common sense. DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS.CRIM2200 2015-11-05 15:20:37 +0000 UTC
Genuinely the worst teacher I have ever had in my entire life, and I have had some bad ones. I am mad I had to pay tuition to sit in this torture class twice a week and I did not learn a single thing. He does not know what he is talking about and will make you go insane. He would take 20 minutes to say two words, which was endless pain.SOCL1101 2019-11-22 23:38:45 +0000 UTC
Martinez is one of the most disorganized professors. He is always all over the place and uses the class time to learn how to correctly pronounce students last names. The class is pointless. He is also rude/condescending to some students and easy/nice to others.CRIM4020 2012-11-07 16:07:28 +0000 UTC
I could teach his class better than he could. He reads off of a powerpoint, doesn't explain concepts, spends about twenty minutes each class talking about "the club" and learning how to pronounce last names. Avoid him.1290 2015-09-21 12:07:47 +0000 UTC
Although Prof. Martinez's lectures were very full and he read most of it directly off the slides, the information was valid and interesting, and his passion for the content was very visible. He was a very personable guy, as we talked after class often and made a point to get to know his students.SOC3450 2021-04-14 02:52:06 +0000 UTC
Ramiro Martinez has an average rating of 2.42/5 from 146 student reviews. 25.0% of students said they would take them again.
Ramiro Martinez's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.75/5 based on student reviews.
Ramiro Martinez has taught SOCL3450, CRIM6200, SOCL3241, CRIM5264, CRIM3120, SOCL1241, CRIM4020, AFAM4020, SOCL1101, CRIM5900, SOCL7257, CRIM7264, CRIM4900, SOCL1285, SOCL2320, SOCL7256, CRIM2200, SOCL1290 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.