IMHO, degrees from any school should by default be devalued. Certain departments/majors within certain schools sometimes maybe have some value. 1. Elite school

IMHO, degrees from any school should by default be devalued. Certain departments/majors within certain schools sometimes maybe have some value. 1. Elite schools are motivated to have high graduation rates in order to be competitive in various rankings. 2. Most programs at elite schools are not incentivized to take a tough love approach since it reduces enrollment numbers and ultimately funding. Popular programs get a pass on this. 3. For most elite school grads, if you’re hiring them for their education, then your usually hiring for the wrong thing. The best elite school grads, regardless of major, will get you access to better networks. The median elite school grad will get you someone who is aggressively willing to jump through hoops for rewards. If you don’t know how to capitalize on that, don’t hire these people. FWIW, some majors at Harvard are definitely not easy — they just cull the weaker students early.