Your daughters would do well to consider the experience, in and of itself. Trying to manipulate an outcome through choice of college is a dicey proposition. There is so much that happens in life. As long as the university has decent graduation rates and their graduates learn, it really is about how the student resonates with the school.
If D2 wanted to work at Lost Hills, it would be easier to make that happen out of Pepperdine. If your girls wanted the faith-oriented student body, and the religious backdrop in their education, along with a smaller student body, they may not have found that at UNLV. Some of those intangible aspects of “grounding” that they most likely have are, in part, due to their choice in college- certainly their experience at the college.
The experience itself, and the personal meaning it has, are what is important. Are they important enough to pay extra? That is a personal question, and the answer is usually “yes, if they can afford it.” From an outcome perspective, just considering employability, it is probably not worth it.
In my estimation, there are many value systems to use to measure an experience, and employability or income may not be the best way.