If that kind of access is what you’re looking for, you really need to be focusing on a smaller slice of schools. If you just want access to job networks for PMC-type[0] jobs, state schools are fine. PMC-type jobs are reasonably profitable (for now) but they are by no means for the “upper crust” (I usually interpret this to mean 0.1% or similar).
[0] Professional-managerial class, since everyone hates acronyms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional%E2%80%93manageria...