In the field of anthropology, is your choice of pre-graduate school a large factor in job selection, and if so, is a state college good enough or is a top-twenty school standard?
In my experience in academia (I’m life scientist, not a social scientist) an undergraduate school with a good reputation and good anthropology department will be helpful for getting into graduate school. But where you go to graduate school and how you perform there will determine how easily you get a job.