This MD College Among 10 ‘That Shine’ With Top Salaries For Grads: Forbes

One Maryland university is among the top 10 “that shine,” according to Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Top Colleges released Wednesday.

Forbes said its ranking “showcases 500 colleges that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt.”

Despite the “financial and cultural war on higher education” waged by the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans, “American colleges are still delivering gold-standard undergraduate education,” Forbes said.

Forbes considered 14 metrics to determine the top 500 that offer the best educational, financial and career outcomes.

In Maryland, the top five colleges that shine are:

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Overall ranking: 8
Type: Private not-for-profit
Average grant aid: $58,456
Average debt: $10,600
Median 20-year salary: $146,200

University of Maryland, College Park
Overall ranking: 37
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $12,142
Average debt: $9,453
Median 20-year salary: $139,700

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Overall ranking: 134
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $9,956
Average debt: $6,653
Median 20-year salary: $125,000

Towson University
Overall ranking: 196
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $11,565
Average debt: $7,214
Median 20-year salary: $115,300

Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore
Overall ranking: 259
Type: Private not-for-profit
Average grant aid: $39,773
Average debt: $8,853
Median 20-year salary: $144,600

For more information on where other colleges in Maryland and elsewhere were ranked, go to Forbes.

Forbes’ Top 10 schools are:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts)
2. Columbia University (New York)
3. Princeton University (New Jersey)
4. Stanford University (California)
5. University of California-Berkeley
6. Harvard University (Massachusetts)
7. Williams College (Massachusetts)
8. Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)
9. Yale University (Connecticut)
10. University of Pennsylvania

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