What's more important, individual program or overall reputation?

ucbalumnus
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:44:51 +0000

For preparing for a PhD program, or major-specific jobs, the reputation of the school in the major typically matters more.

In some other contexts, where reputation of the school in the major does not matter, the overall prestige of the school can matter (e.g. finding a job at an elite finance or consulting company). However, it may matter little or none in other contexts (probably some professional schools).