If you’re interested in tech schools, RPI, WPI, and RIT have varying ranges of programs and admissions standards, but would all be better than Pitt in my opinion. They also will offer those closer professors interactions and smaller class sizes, and would be good for both academia and industry. Note, RIT is a co-op school as well, and RPI has an optional program that’s popular.
Could you answer some of the questions about industry versus academia? Do you plan to go to grad school?