<p>^^But how is prestige of a program being measured on the part of those who a) are admissions people at grad programs and b) are HR people who do the job placement and see both undergrad and grad schools? That, to me, is an aspect of the study that needs to be examined, too. Prestige doesn’t necessarily follow Barron’s and US New and World Report rankings and can have regional differences based on a whole slew of other factors (ie. brand name of school, a school’s athletics success vs. academics, etc.)</p>