<p>Location certainly matters in many circumstances, but if you’re talking about like choosing Columbia over Stanford in order to get a job in NYC with a large firm, it won’t matter much at all. Smaller firms might not have the budget to recruit extensively in locations far way, but they’ll certainly know of schools like Stanford, for example. So you won’t be at any disadvantage. Now, if you’re talking about a more regional school like a SUNY vs. another regional school like UGeorgia, then definitely location matters. For universities with a national reputation, though, it won’t matter much where it is. Even going to a school like Michigan should set you up well for jobs in finance in NYC. Depending on the reputation of the school is what factors if location is important or not as much. NYC is actually the #1 destination of graduating seniors at Duke…So even though it’s in the south, people don’t stay in the South. DC is #2.</p>