200m bronze medalist online or extended campus student?

[sanantone]

The thing is that a lot of people actually do know about University of Texas at Austin because it has such a good reputation for academics and is a big sports school. The problem is that people think that reputation trickles down to the other schools when it comes to employment and salaries, which is not the case. This knowledge is more important to prospective students than anyone else. It's not that attending another school in the system won't be beneficial, but one might be disappointed to find out that the salary expectations and job prospects are not quite the same. 

University of Texas at Austin MBA graduates with their six figure salaries would probably laugh at the assertions that no one cares or knows about the school.

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I think because a lot of people here come from non-traditional backgrounds and some from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, they're not aware of the amount of elitism going on behind the scenes. They and their peers may not be aware of who's who in various fields, but recruiters and the top employers do. This is why you'll see huge salary differences between flagship schools and other schools within a university system even though some of the lower-ranked campuses attract older students with more work experience.

Sure the school is probably well known in Texas and parts of the south especially because of college football. Outside of the South though it's probably not well known. I've never heard of it until today. I'll probably forget about it tomorrow. 

Many MBA grads earn 6 figures. That's not really a great indicator of much. Lots were making 6 figures before completing their MBA too. 

Most people don't care about most schools. They care about their alma matter, where their kids and parents went, and the sports they like. Other than that most people don't really think about colleges or care about them once they leave.

I've lived in other areas and didn't care about the colleges there. Care even less since I moved to another region. I never knew college football was like a religion until I moved to SC. I never understood why people were so over the top obsessed with it. I didn't grow up in an area where college football was a big deal. I still don't understand the obsession.

As JSD said, people are not going to be familiar with the vast majority of colleges and universities, but not knowing about University of Texas at Austin would be kind of strange. I live in Texas and have a degree from University of Florida. UF doesn't have as much of a world reputation as UT-Austin does, but I haven't come across Texans who have never heard of UF, even among those who don't watch college sports. 

Regardless, top employers and recruiters definitely know about UT-Austin, which is what ultimately matters. They are in the top 5 among feeder schools at three of the Big 4 accounting firms.