>>If a degree in the experimental sciences from a top-10 institution does not pay better than a degree from Tumbleweed State then the employment market for scie

>>If a degree in the experimental sciences from a top-10 institution does not pay better than a degree from Tumbleweed State then the employment market for scientists is completely broken. It is the the other way. Why do you think a guy who can produce a good algorithm from Tumbleweed State be paid less than a person who studied hunting habits of native americans in Stanford? You are not going to college to buy aristocracy, that you will get lifelong rights to a nice pay regardless of your skills.