Serious question: Given the OP’s list of schools, wouldn’t an Econ major’s job prospects come down to grades (to get your resume a second look), and how well the student connects with their interviewer, both temperamentally and cognitively?
There’s probably other stuff I’m missing, but that’s what has seemed to matter most for my son (Amherst senior). He thought the career services office there prepared him well for the internship application process. His resume’ (high grades and some good EC experience) got his foot in the door. He’s not a quant guy but obviously his coursework helped him navigate the more technical interview questions, and his charm (all from his mom) sealed the deal. He had a successful internship this summer and will be working for a mid-sized private equity firm in Boston next summer.
None of his “team members” went to Amherst but they didn’t seem to hold that against him. There are three from Trinity and two from Williams, so maybe that confirms the relative strength of those schools’ Econ programs. No other college is represented by more than one employee and the list of schools includes, among others, Hamilton, Bowdoin, Boston College, Endicott, Penn St., Carleton, and Bucknell.