Does%20university%20name%20matter%20for%20jobs%20and%20internships%20after%20masters%20in%20US%20%3F%20On%20what%20basis%20we%20should%20select%20the%20university%3F

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I.e.%20one%20university%20has%20better%20ranking%20but%20part%20time%2CGTA%2CGRA%20opportunities%20are%20less%20and%20also%20fee%20is%20also%20high.%20On%20the%20other%20hand%2C%20%0AOther%20University%20has%20moderate%20ranking%2C%20less%20popular%20but%20partime%20GTA%20%2CGRA%20chances%20seems%20to%20be%20more%20and%20fee%20is%20less.%0ASo%20only%20point%20would%20be%20job%20opportunities%20after%20masters%20-%20would%20it%20same%20for%20both%20or%20weightage%20would%20be%20given%20to%20university%20with%20top%20ranking.%20%20%0A%0ANote%3A%20course%20at%20top%20universitiy%20is%20IT%2C%20whereas%20in%20other%20university%20it%20is%20computer%20science.%0APlease%20guide.

Sanika Udhoji · Answer

Hi%20Ranveer%2C%0AIn%20some%20cases%2C%20it%20matters%3B%20for%20example%2C%20if%20you%20obtained%20your%20MS%20from%20Stanford%2C%20Yale%2C%20UCLA%2C%20MIT%2C%20Harvard%20etc.%20employers%20know%20that%20you%20study%20in%20a%20well-known%20university%20and%20the%20history%20has%20proved%20that%20those%20universities%20always%20produce%20job%20ready%20graduates.%20A%20first-tier%20university%20graduate%20accrues%20value%20simply%20by%20virtue%20of%20their%20institution.%20Graduates%20of%20second-tier%20institutions%20get%20value%20because%20of%20knowledge%20gained%20in%20their%20programs.%20Graduates%20of%20third-tier%20institutions%20get%20negative%20value%20which%20they%20have%20to%20overcome.%0A%0AHaving%20said%20that%2C%20there%20are%20more%20important%20factors.%20A%20degree%20and%20institution%20listed%20on%20a%20resume%20may%20get%20you%20an%20interview.%20The%20resume%20should%20simply%20make%20the%20employer%20want%20to%20meet%20you%20and%20find%20out%20more%20about%20you.%20After%20that%2C%20it%20is%20incumbent%20upon%20you%20to%20convince%20the%20employer%20that%20you%20will%20add%20value%20so%20they%20want%20to%20hire%20you.%0A%0AThe%20bottom%20line%20is%20that%20it%E2%80%99s%20not%20so%20much%20about%20degrees%20or%20institutions%2C%20but%20about%20your%20personal%20competencies%20and%20your%20ability%20to%20articulate%20them.%0AHope%20this%20helps!

Thakur Ranveer · Answer

Thank%20you%20Sanika!%20

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Does university name matter for jobs and internships after masters in US ? On what basis we should select the university?