It is a little difficult to give any accurate and specific information about the employment scenario of a particular university because the employment scenario changes with the economy from year to year. The only parameter that gives some indication about the employment scenario is the ‘Recruiter Assessment Score’. This is based on information collected by US News. All American based companies are asked to rank the different universities on a scale of 0 to 5 (5 being the highest possible score). The average of all the scores for a particular university given by the different companies gives the ‘Recruiter Assessment Score’. However, this score is not specific to any particular department. The Recruiters Assessment Score can be used only as a comparison tool, and not an absolute number.
In general, it might be safe to say that the employment opportunities are better in the top 20-25 universities than in the other universities.
The employment situation of a university is dependent on the location of the university to some extent. For example, Syracuse University (NY), which is ranked 55 for electrical engineering will have better employment opportunities than University of Notre Dame (IN), which is ranked 38. However, it will not have better job opportunities than Ohio State University (OH), which is ranked 24. In general, good-average universities in Texas, New York-New Jersey general area and California have good job opportunities.