<p>My son is a CS major at RPI who recently graduated. The job opportunities throughout his four years at RPI and upon graduation have been strong. He did not use the career center at RPI for whatever reason (which seemed to me to have good opportunities). He found summer jobs at local companies easily, these jobs gave him a sense of what he wanted and did not want in a job. The program has a great reputation and, upon posting his resume on national job boards, he had calls immediately from local and west-coast companies. Others in his class were specifically recruited by companies that came looking for the students.</p>
<p>I think that RPI has a much stronger rep in the science / engineering / CS fields and would recommend it over RIT in those areas. I think you do need to consider the field and the school together, not just the school.</p>