<p>I'm going to major in computer science in both undergraduate school and graduate school. In trying to decide which college to attend, I would like to know what is more important to employers: the prestige of the computer program of the school I attend, or the prestige of the school itself?</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter if you’re choosing between UNC and NCSU; both are reputable programs and you have a similar shot at grad school coming from either.</p>
<p>I’d say that it depends a lot on what kind of jobs you actually want.</p>
<p>True story: The career development office at my liberal arts college hosted a “how to apply for a job in consulting” workshop. At the end of the workshop, the presenter told us flat out that we need not apply for an entry-level position in his company because his office only hires graduates of Princeton and Wharton. </p>
<p>If you were to apply for technical jobs in computer science, the reputation of your program will be much more important than the reputation of the university, provided that whoever reads your application has an opinion about your program. Else the name of the university takes over. </p>
<p>If you are applying for jobs in academia (I remember you asked about PhDs earlier), the name of your adviser might be more important than either the name of your program or your university.</p>