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Let's keep in mind that Dartmouth is considered one of the most selective and prestigious schools in the world
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<p>Pardon me, I meant Dartmouth engineering program in my post above, not as a college. I really don't know if Dartmouth engineering degree is perceived to be as good as, let's say UCSD's or even Penn State's.</p>
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I would suspect that Fresno State electrical engineering grads probably get paid higher starting salaries than people who graduated from Stanford in Art History
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<p>Again, I don't know about this, a bunch of Stanford Art history grads may be employed in many government services or perhaps in journalistic field. I really doubt that Fresno State EE grads would beat Stanford history grads for starting salary. Com'on, Stanford is Stanford, a certificate for excellence, embolden employability even if the degree doesn't exactly fit the job.</p>