<p>Employers don’t care about the USNWR or other ratings. If anything, it is the recruiters’ behavior patterns that can influence an institution’s rankings. What does matter to employers is is their own experience with graduates of a given program. That is what gets them to return again and again to recruit, and consequently gives rise to the notion that X is better than Y for a career in Z.</p>
<p>It is perfectly OK to pick up the phone and call the Career Center at the college/university you are interested in and ask about recruitment for a specific major and/or by specific employers. You may find that X really is more likely to get you the job you want in career field Z.</p>