Which college is better?

Question

Okay if there are 2 colleges i am comparing. One of them is top 20 overall in the U.S and the other is top 70. The top 20 overall's undergraduate business program(I'm majoring in business) is top 30, but the top 70's program is top 15. Which college should i go to? Will my employers recognize that my major was from a top 15 program or would it just look at the overall college rank?

will the employers be ignorant and just look at the overall rank or would it actually take consideration that the business major is top 15?

I've been accepted to both i dont know which one to choose.

money is not a matter its just which one is better for my resume.

Answer 1

I would be able to give you better advice if you named the two colleges.

If you were getting an MBA, I would tell you to go to the one with the better business school. But an undergraduate degree is about more than just the classes you take in the B-School. Because of that, you will have better opportunities to get a good job from the top 20 school.

There are a couple of other things to consider. The first is that if people care about B-School rankings, they look at MBA rankings -- but not undergraduate rankings (unless you are talking about Wharton, MIT, Berkeley or Michigan). Many of the schools with the best B-Schools do not even have an undergraduate B-School. Second, B-School rankings are notoriously untrustworthy. The method for ranking them is seriously flawed.

Most employers will care about the university's reputation -- not the B-School's reputation -- at least on the undergraduate level.

Note -- some people are telling you that the quality of the institution does not matter -- it is the quality of the person. They are right -- once you get the job, but wrong -- before you get the job. Going to the right college opens a lot of doors. My undergraduate students at Berkeley (where I got my PhD), MIT and Wharton (where I taught) were recruited by the top investment banks (e.g., Goldman Sachs). These banks only recruited at top schools.

Answer 2

It would help if you named the colleges, but perhaps that's not necessary.

I would recommend going to the top 20 overall school for your undergrad work. It is likely to have more name recognition to future employers. Be aware that this isn't going to matter all that much when you graduate at 21 or 22. The real impact of a "name" business program will come when you do your MBA. (I say "when," not "if," since you seem very focused on career success, and the MBA is pretty much necessary.) For the MBA, you should go to the best specifically-rated MBA program you can get into.

Success with employers will have much, much more to do with the nature and kind of internships you do during college; for your track, these may even be a little more important than your coursework. I'd start planning them the fall of your freshman year. Stalk the career counseling office until you start getting hand-tailored service. They can afford to do that for maybe a dozen people a year. Be one of them. Make sure, too, that you balance your business courses with liberal arts courses; these will give you the perspective you need to accomplish true breakthroughs. Finally, a few skills-based courses (accounting, an HTML or database programming course) will help greatly when you seek that first job. Good luck!

Answer 3

I think prospective employers look at the quality of the employee, not just a degree from a "prestigious" college. A degree is just some words scrawed on a piece of paper, it is the person that does the work.

Answer 4

The employer will judge you for your knowledge and perform in your job.

Answer 5

Apply to both and see which one(s) you are accepted to.

Answer 6

which ever is the cheapest!!!