Is it a good investment to attend a better known business school and go into debt or attend a lesser known school but graduate debt free?

I went to a no-name undergrad school with a full scholarship, and then got a graduate business degree at an ivy. The difference is night and day. The quality of students, teachers, and resources simply can’t be compared. It almost felt like the two schools were in two different worlds.

Most top companies wouldn’t even recruit outside of top tier schools. In undergrad my friends were very happy to just get a job. The undergrad students at the ivy easily got jobs that pay >100k a year.

I personally wish I had chose a better ranked undergrad program, even if that meant taking on more debt. I was bored at my undergrad within 2 years. The ivy undergrad students got to do research programs with behemoths in their fields, pushed each other to work harder, and were actively pursued by all the best companies in the world. The value of these opportunities far outweighs the savings on tuition. They’d open up a whole new world for your son.

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