WSJ: College "Name" Matters More for Some Majors Than Others

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<p>Engineers</a>, Accountants Say School Matters - WSJ.com</p>

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<p>"College reputation may matter more for job-seekers who majored in fields like engineering and accounting than in less "pre-professional" fields, such as history, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of recent college graduates.</p>

<p>The survey asked people who graduated from college between 1999 and 2010 to rate how important their undergraduate college's reputation and connections were to their current job and career success.</p>

<p>Engineering, international business and accounting majors said they saw the strongest connection between school reputation and their careers. Graduates of these specialized, math-oriented majors are more likely to be recruited straight out of college into jobs that directly relate to their majors, career counselors say. Since entry-level job candidates don't have much work experience for employers to evaluate, recruiters may rely more on college reputation in hiring, says Ray Angle, director of career services at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...."</p>

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<p>I would say even for these majors, at the entry level, at least big companies tend to prefer some elite colleges more than other colleges. I could be wrong, but my personal experience at some major banks makes me think these banks have a list of colleges and hire only from there unless the candidate has prior work or internship experience. I could be wrong and I could be generalizing without getting the full picture.</p>