The point of going to a better quality school is the chance (note, not a guarantee, just the chance) of getting a higher quality education. Pretty much any ins

The point of going to a better quality school is the chance (note, not a guarantee, just the chance) of getting a higher quality education. Pretty much any institution will teach the basic CS core adequately but a higher quality program will give you access to specialized courses like AI, software security, machine vision, embedded systems, etc. that will give you a broader set of job options to choose from over the course of your career. The questions you need to ask yourself are: 1) Is getting deeper and broader CS knowledge important to your future career plans? The default career for the vast majority of CS graduates is writing web sites and apps (go and look at the monthly HN "Who's hiring?" posting). For that, a basic CS education is more than adequate and many would say it's overkill. If that's the route you think you're going to take, follow SQL2219's advice and don't worry about school quality. 2) Are you a good enough student and a dedicated enough student to take advantage of a better quality school? Put bluntly, if you don't put in the work to absorb the material well to remember and use it later in your career, having a broader set of classes available to you isn't going to make a difference.