I’ve said it a billion times for normal jobs engineers (normal management, operations, low/mid level design, .gov), teaching, management, HR, social work, any medicine, public universities or local LAC’s are great. There is no reason to reach, spend more, stress more, in my opinion it WON’T make a difference.
It is about fit as much as anything! Out of all the MD’s we know (friends with), Lawyers, nurses, PA’s, engineers, wife I both have worked for 5 different Fortune 50 companies we met very few people who had these “top 30 degrees” you hear about on CC.
If your goal is to be a CEO, CFO, Wall Street stockbroker, get into Washington, maybe the prestige, CONNECTIONS, of a top 30 school will get you there, but again for normal jobs there is no need.
At P&G the MIT engineer worked right next to the engineer from Louisiana Tech, McNeese, and Ohio State all paid about the same.
Whatever she wants, you guys can afford, and hopefully she picks a major that is marketable and not fluffy. Best of luck!
@TTG,
Definitely agree it is “How you go to school not where” at least to a point!