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These are the Bay State’s best colleges, according to this year’s Forbes ranking
Thirty Massachusetts institutions made the list of "five hundred colleges that shine."
Forbes released its list of America’s top 500 colleges, and Bay State schools dominated the list.
Ranking in first place again this year is MIT with a 20-year median salary of $196,900, average debt of about $12,000, and an A+ financial grade.
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MIT students earn a median salary of $110,200 three years after graduating, and 99.8% of students return to the college for sophomore year, Forbes said.
Massachusetts had the most schools in the top 10, with Harvard University ranked at number 6 and Williams College, which Forbes calls a “Little Ivy,” at number 7. Both schools have an A+ financial grade and an average debt of $8,000, but the 20-year median salary is slighter higher at Harvard at $177,000 compared to $173,000 at Williams.
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Amherst College (19), Wellesley College (29) and Boston University (45) were the only other Bay State Schools in the top 50. But, Massachusetts had 30 colleges on the list in total.
Forbes wrote, “The 500 schools below are ranked based exclusively on outcomes for undergraduates, but it’s worth noting that American graduate education is primed for a huge shakeup as Congress caps how much graduate students can borrow, and the Trump administration curbs research spending and student visas.”
The Massachusetts schools on the list:
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. Harvard University
7. Williams College
19. Amherst College
29. Wellesley College
45. Boston University
54. Boston College
58. Tufts University
74. College of the Holy Cross
89. Smith College
95. Babson College
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113. Northeastern University
117. Brandeis University
140. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
152. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
160. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
201. Bentley University
237. Mount Holyoke College
263. Clark University
328. Wentworth Institute of Technology
348. University of Massachusetts, Lowell
356. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
365. Stonehill College
410. Emerson College
415. Emmanuel College
420. Wheaton College
426. Berklee College of Music
444. University of Massachusetts, Boston
455. Assumption University
459. Simmons University
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