The value of the degree varies widely by desired career.<p>If you want to be a splashy top executive, it&#x27;s very helpful to have a top-tier MBA, and experience in management consulting or investment banking.  If you want experience in IB or MC, it&#x27;s very helpful to have an ivy league undergrad degree, ideally in something like econ.<p>If you want to be a great engineer, it&#x27;s very helpful to go someplace, hang out with smart people, take hard classes, write code outside class, and make sure you make the most of the experience, wherever you are.<p>If you want random assholes to think that you&#x27;re a great engineer, it&#x27;s very helpful to go to MIT, Stanford, or CMU, and just make sure you don&#x27;t do so poorly that you don&#x27;t graduate.