Does “prestige” matter for Computer Science majors?

coolguy40
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:35:45 +0000

No, and I’m a programmer. I graduated from a non prestigious university. I’ve interviewed for high powered jobs at Google, Amazon, and several fortune 500 companies. Most are overrated. After about 3 years, employers don’t even ask where you went to school because it’s quite literally, not relevant. Most of the “prestigious” schools are on the east/west coast, meaning that starting salaries are skewed towards areas with an inflated cost of living. In reality, it’s just another entry level job. In fact, it’s probably worse, because housing in these places are cost prohibitive. A place like Dallas, Texas is going to offer you a “lower” salary, but that salary will buy you a middle class house with a neighborhood park for the kids to play.