Great food. Gorgeous campus. Why the heck not. I don’t know - my son’s company hires at least 50 engineers - he’s in a cohort of 150 Supply Chain, Ergonomics and MechEs but I think more engineers than anyone - and they continue to hire. They have Michigan and other top schools - Case Western, U Wash, UC something, Purdue, etc. but also Akron, W Michigan, Buffalo, Utah.
I think if you find the right school - he’ll be ok. I’m not sure there are “better” in the grand scheme of things. They all come in same pay, same opportunity, etc. His internship class had Ga Tech and UT Austin but also Tennessee Tech and Miss State and Ole Miss, etc.
So find the right school - not the one that wins the US News popularity contest - because thta’s what US News department rankings are - a popularity contest amongst academics - without any review of data such as selectivity or career outcomes. UM is awesome - but so are Va Tech and tons of others. Good luck.