Robert Westwater is a Business professor at Northeastern University rated 2.4/5 by 29 students, with 3.8/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Robert Westwater professor reviews and ratings: 2.4/5 from 29 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
He is a nice older man. However, his lectures are not worth going to . You are much better off finding a couple people in class and learning the material by studying with them. He just reads the book to you in class. He takes off a lot of points for small errors. You also learn 8 more chapters than necessary and then he doesn't test you on them.FINANCE1 2015-12-15 22:04:39 +0000 UTC
He's a nice guy. Emailed him multiple times during the year to no avail and he wasn't overly helpful in class either. Not a super hard class, but it was pretty boring honestly.FINA2201 2015-12-01 19:35:12 +0000 UTC
This guy is quite a character but you end up really enjoying him by the end. He mostly summarizes the chapters in class but will go over problems if you bring them up. Also doing the Aplia really helps a lot. Make sure to do the exam practices and you will do fine. Funny guy, couldn't pronounce a students name so called him Chuck the whole semesterFIN2301 2013-08-29 09:17:45 +0000 UTC
Really nice guy, he is an easy grader and he is fair, his tests are a bit hard but if you read the book you will do well, would recommend.FIN201 2013-01-03 14:59:34 +0000 UTC
It was absolutely terrible!He is the worst professor I have taken in NEU.If I were you I would do my best to get another professor for this class otherwise good luck.FIN209 2008-11-20 09:27:29 +0000 UTC
Compartively probably one of the worst teachers in all of the finance department. He was an accounting teacher that taught the 201 course. If you plan on this being ur major take a teacher whos actually in the department.FINFIN 2008-01-08 16:19:19 +0000 UTC
He tries, but his lectures are pretty much recitals of what's already in the textbook, but more confusing. The material is good, but look for someone else if you want your professor to actually contribute something to what you learn.FINU209 2007-12-09 09:57:07 +0000 UTC
Wes****er was a bad professor. He copied the book onto the board and graded like a crazy old man. I am a 3.75 student, and I found it hard to get a B. The subject itself isn't hard, he is just a hard grader, and you have no idea what criteria he is grading.FIN514 2007-09-05 19:16:09 +0000 UTC
One of the hardest class ever, too much materials to be tested on and with no open book allowed, too little time to complete exams. Was very interested in the begining, but now Hate it!FI4450 2006-10-16 22:42:51 +0000 UTC
Great, knowledgeable professor! One of the best!INVESTMENTPRIN 2006-05-14 16:18:11 +0000 UTC
good guy, good teacher. Always willing to help, smart tooFINANCE301 2005-11-21 14:15:05 +0000 UTC
Can't even beging to explain this guy's teaching style...consistant classwide grades at or below 50 didn't seem to dissuade him from moving right along. This is the only class I've ever had to withdraw from midterm- at the time failing with a 53 overall. Next term I took the same class with another professor- A from day one.FINU201 2005-09-14 10:31:45 +0000 UTC
this guy sucks but just sit near somebody smart for the testsACCOUNTING 2005-08-31 10:16:20 +0000 UTC
awful... he's past his prime.. to old to be teaching now.. reads from his text. has a really think boston accent which i couldn't understand, don't take him... i have a 3.3 gpa and got a C- in this classFINANCE 2005-08-31 09:13:05 +0000 UTC
Out of the 2 professors that teach FIN 301 Westwater, I think, is the best one to take. Still though, the class sucks. You'll easily get lost in his class since he's so boring and talks really fast. But as long as you do the homework he assigns and know it really well, you'll be fine.FIN301 2005-04-26 11:27:43 +0000 UTC
Robert Westwater has an average rating of 2.4/5 from 29 student reviews.
Robert Westwater's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.8/5 based on student reviews.
Robert Westwater has taught FINA2201 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.