<prompt> Human: I am currently trying to decide on which school to go to to get my B.S. in Computer Science. My current options are Baylor for 54,000 a year on-campus, Grand Canyon University for about 25,000 a year minus a 6,000 scholarship from them per year to a total of 19,000year on-campus, University of Arizona for 43,000 on-campus, or California Baptist for 33,000 a year off campus housing. So I guess my question is: Will spending the extra money to go to a school like Baylor or University of Arizona increase my chances of employment and of earning higher wages as opposed to Grand Canyon University or Cal Baptist? How much will this choice affect me in the long run?  <response>: As other commenters have pointed out, none of the schools you have listed are top-tier. Baylor is a good school, the kind of place most people have vaguely heard of and think of in a oh, yeah, I hear that place is nice kind of way. But nobody thinks of it as an Ivy or an Ivy equivalent Stanford, MIT, Duke, Harvey Mudd, etc.. And its definitely not worth the money youve listed here, in comparison to the other schools.To answer the original question, though, if you ever are faced with choosing between a top-tier school and another option, I think its unlikely that money will really be as clear cut as you think. When I was applying for undergrad, I found that the top tier schools were effectively much cheaper than most other options, after financial aid. For example, I got offers from Stanford and Duke that only cost me about 5,000-8,000 per year including federal subsidized loans, while Georgia Techs best offer was 20k per year in mostly unsubsidized private loans.And that was over a decade ago. Since then, the top tier schools have further expanded their financial aid packages, while other schools have been forced to cut back on financial aid. 