Employers don't care where you went to school, nor about your GPA...Atlantic article.

[rebel100]

When I was researching accounting internships for someone else, I found that they usually require a GPA of 3.0 or higher. It is difficult to get a job in accounting without an internship if you don't already have experience in bookkeeping or some other lower-level accounting job.

The school's reputation comes more into play with networking and using the school's career services. Large companies tend to recruit from the prestigious private schools and large state universities.

Oh there is no doubt it matters within specific jobs, I think engineering is another vocation that values both GPA and school reputation. But for the vast majority of us the importance is overblown.

My paramedic program required an 80% average or they would give you the boot from the program, attrition was high. GPA mattered a great deal and I saw folks leave the program over as little as 1/10 of a percent. You certainly need to know what your getting yourself into.

I posted this thinking of the folks that question the validity of a Big 3 degree or the lack of a GPA...for the vast majority assembled on this board these are largely moot points I suspect.