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Harvard and Stanford's prestige are nearly equivalent in any reputable field. The only distinction you'll find is with the layman. There's no reason to care what the layman thinks about your degree; what matters is your happiness, success, and what you accomplish. You can do just about anything with either degree, and what you accomplish will speak for itself. Those who rely on their degree to gain respect in a cocktail party say, is either a pompous prick or didn't accomplish very much else.

EDIT: Also, people don't reference the most prestigious universities as "HYPS" for nothing; at this level of prestige, happiness and fit should truly be the deciding factor. And I wouldn't be saying this if it was HYPS vs. T30.