Stephen Flaherty is a Health Management professor at Northeastern University rated 3.35/5 by 197 students, with 2.58/5 difficulty and 75.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Stephen Flaherty professor reviews and ratings: 3.35/5 from 197 student reviews at Northeastern (75.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
He's great, so understanding, passionate, and knowledgeable. Has interesting hobbies and background from previous careers.The topics itself are interesting but the problem sets for homework / sometimes class lectures can feel repetitive. At the end of the day, walked away learning the key concepts. He is not a hard grader, just put in the work.PHTH1260 2025-12-11 19:10:30 +0000 UTC
He's not THAT bad, chill class, I recommend taking him for this course instead of other profs. Unfortunately he could only be heard at the front of the room (good ASMR voice tho). Work turned in should be of quality but he is oddly nitpicky about small things like formatting and citations. Also, participate enough and go to class bc that is graded!PHTH1260 2024-05-08 02:26:04 +0000 UTC
One small group project, one bigger group project, one research paper (counts as final), and ~4 discussion posts. Cares a lot about citations, gives randomly assigned groups for entire term, and grades group as a whole. Long lectures & open note midterm, willing to answer any questions. Def harder profs for this class, Flaherty's class wasn't bad.PHTH1260 2024-05-02 19:29:39 +0000 UTC
Dr. Flaherty's lectures were honestly the most boring I've had in my life. The classes are 2.5hrs and spent three classes on how to cite sources down to the period (something any website can do for us). He's also so quiet you can only hear him if you sit in the front. This class shouldn't be called "healthcare system" but rather "insurance system".PHTH1260 2024-04-30 02:24:05 +0000 UTC
Stephen Flaherty has an average rating of 3.35/5 from 197 student reviews. 75.0% of students said they would take them again.
Stephen Flaherty's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.58/5 based on student reviews.
Stephen Flaherty has taught PHTH4202, PHTH5202, HSCI5190, HSCI5170, PHTH1260 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.