<p>I disagree with mikemac because the OP mentioned accounting in his/her first post. There are certain jobs that the very top u’s in the nation don’t produce a lot of professionally: engineers, accountants, real-estate agents/brokers, and I would suspect, those employed in advertising. </p>
<p>There just aren’t that many of the really top u’s that have engineering – not that someone couldn’t go to Harvard and major in physics, and step into a grad program in E somewhere else, make up the courses and later earn a masters or doctorate. This is a harder road to take rather than majoring in it, so in a way, engineering is a great evening out factor for non-elite and state u’s.</p>
<p>Accounting, same thing. Lower tiered schools usually have the higher ranked accounting programs. Probably beneath most Ivy leaguers to be employed in this field.</p>
<p>Real Estate is usually run by those who are more sociable and less academically minded. I have a few friends who were history and sociology majors who partied a lot and weren’t the greatest students, some where plain mediocre, but they knew a lot of people which is important in any sales position, and who are now successful in residential and mostly commercial RE. I’m not saying the Ivies don’t produce agents and brokers in this, but one hardly sees them employed in such.</p>
<p>Advertising. I would think the NYU’s and ASU’s would be especially good in this, besides that both probably have these sub-fields in their bus programs. I would probably add the SB’s of the world to those who might do well in this field.</p>
<p>Edit: Not that I’m comparing NYU to ASU, because they are completely different u’s. </p>
<p>OP:</p>
<p>I would think ASU would take you where you wanted to go, but you have to shade your chances better by doing well. The same would be true of someone who went to SB.</p>