<p>Wharton is easily on par with HYPSM. For the financial industry in particular, I would say Wharton probably has a stronger reputation than YPSM</p>
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Everyone in the finance industry has heard of Wharton. If your employer is very clueless he might not be able to associate it with UPenn but he will definitely know the names of all the top business schools. </p>
<p>Yale and Princeton are nothing compared to Wharton. In this particular arena, its a completely different game. It’s not called “MIT”, it’s “Sloan”. It’s not “Berkeley”, it’s “Haas”. This is an industry where employers are extremely sensitive of the business school name and not the actual university itself.</p>
<p>I would totally disagree with that. After Wharton, elite employers don’t really care that much about undergrad business programs. The overall school matters much more.</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t say Yale and Princeton are “nothing” compared to Wharton, but for the schools you mentioned (I would also add NYU), employers do indeed associate applicants with the business program rather than the overall school</p>
<p>Regarding the OP’s question: Yes Wharton’s prestige is easily on par with HYPSM</p>
<p>Besides MIT, HYPS don’t have undergraduate business programs so you can’t compare the overall schools with a niche program like Wharton.</p>
<p>Stop calling Wharton a niche program when you have no idea what you’re talking about. 1/3 of the curriculum can be taken outside of the business school. Also, many people pursue dual degrees and other non-business minors.</p>