Converse anecdote: people constantly ask me what college I attended and what I majored in, nearly 15 years into my career. Senior jobs now are also strongly lo

Converse anecdote: people constantly ask me what college I attended and what I majored in, nearly 15 years into my career. Senior jobs now are also strongly looking for advanced degrees on top of that. My experience has been that in the U.S., outside of software the importance of college is very high for most professional jobs.