<p>I would offer if you graduated from one of the top few nationally recognized schools (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, et al) you may get some attention. Now if there are alumni from your school on the review team, you’ll get a second look. However, if the review team is accountable for those they hire, schools don’t matter - performance by any realistic measure will count and scrutiny will be tight. No one will want to be responsible for a weak hire, even one from Harvard.</p>
<p>Exception - the military academies are almost always impressive, especially if some serious duty followed the academic work. Marines, regardless of location of formal education, are almost always favorably viewed. I really do not see a down side to military service - unless you get less than an Honorable Discharge.</p>