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There are plenty of fields where name-brand degrees mean a crap ton starting out, e.g. finance, law.

• ghaff 9y ago
  In fact, the conventional wisdom these days seems increasingly to be that you should go to a top-tier law school or just not bother. And that seems to be becoming fairly common advice for MBAs as well, although that's not as cut and tried because MBAs cover a wider range of programs than law degrees do.
• cableshaft 9y ago
  Law is not a guaranteed payout. The competition is incredible, and if you don't get into those firms, there's a big drop off in what you're likely getting paid. $30k a year jobs for those that didn't make it into the prestigious firms (or start their own practice) is fairly common.
• gbacon 9y ago
  Granted. My comment was in the context of aerospace and defense.
• jononor 9y ago
  Those are on the higher end of risk (and upside potential). Would only do it if some else foots the bill, eg parents.