re: Top college majors for earning and employment - 'community building' is way at the bottom

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There is not that much difference between a Mechanical Engineering degree from LSU versus Georgia Tech...both have the same accreditation, same text books and required to take the same exams to qualify by state law as an engineer.

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Precisely. After doing this for a long time, my opinion is that for bachelor's level hires there isn't a noticeable difference between the top-tier engineering schools and the rest, except perhaps quality of lab work courses. When hiring bachelor degree engineers I focus on the potential of the person (innate intelligence, work ethic, capacity to work in teams, etc.), not where they got their diploma. We're going to teach them anyway so it's all about evaluating potential.

That (individual potential) is true to some degree as well for advanced degree candidates, but there I see noticeable difference (again IMO only) in top-tier programs and the others. Young folks coming out of the more acclaimed schools seem more prepared to hit the ground running with less hand-holding.