<p>the BEST schools on that list, would probably be either Michigan or Northwestern for the areas you listed, but remember three are other things to take into account than that. I plan on attending UF, even though I could have gotten into much "better" schools, most of the ones on your list, but in my case UMich or NW simply wasn't worth the money that it would have cost me. UF is free for me (natioanl merit), but even if I wasn't tuition is cheap in state and from what I've heard and read the job prospects are just fine comming out of a school like that. I'd rather make 5k a year less comming out than come with 100k in debt personally, and then spend my money on a more prestigious grad school.</p>
<p>Of course that's just me, you may find yourself in a completely different situation, and if money is of no object than I would recommend UMich or NW as both have stellar programs in both business and engineering.</p>