I meant to say Global 100 - I put Global - and finally someone agreed with me 
I think of my current GM - and she has 40 years experience but no degree. My counterparts - one has a GED, some like me have MBAs although most are 2nd tier or no tier and some have degrees from places like U of Phoenix or U of Maryland Global - and that guy just left and got a VP job at an automotive supplier.
When you look at industry at large - for example, we have an IU finance guy who is doing vehicle fleet sales - so in general, most end up in good, solid, corporate jobs but not to the level that everyone is going in excited about at the begininng. Or eve knows exists.
Unless your business has your name on the building, we will all experience times of layoffs (hopefully not us specifically), cutbacks, age discrimination, forced relocations, and more - and many of the people who face these issues go to good and not so good schools.
I think, on an overall basis, people put way too much pressure on themselves. Yes, there are future CEOs out there - and they might go to Harvard. But they also might go to Western Michigan.
Get a good, solid foundation - work hard to network and take advantage of opportunities to “land” experience - because even though the college brochures say we have this internship and that internship - they don’t just happen. And there’s many kids not getting them and working at Panera for the summer.
Be the best you - and things have a way of working out.
Also, and others have mentioned, people have to focus on what they want. They say Wall Street - well Wall Street has the I-Bankers…but they have HR, marketing, corporate finance, internal and external communications, and more. And a lot of Wall Street today is in NJ, Florida, Denver, Nashville, and others.
The world is changing - and our kids need to adapt - and think beyond the perceived career gold medal that they know little or nothing about.