Money Magazine Ranks Towson University On Best Colleges List

TOWSON, MD — Money magazine has ranked Towson University one of the best colleges in 2019 based on value. Towson came in at 109 on the list of more than 700 colleges. In last year's rankings, Towson was No. 147, meaning it jumped 40 spots.

To be included in Money’s rankings, colleges had to meet certain criteria like having a graduation rate at or above the median and having at least 500 students.

"I am proud to see Towson University recognized as among the top investments in higher education in the nation," Towson University President Kim Schatzel said in a statement. "TU offers relevant and rigorous degree programs taught by world-class faculty. That combination creates real-world opportunities for our graduates."

Here's how Maryland colleges were ranked on Money's 2019-20 best colleges list:

• No. 43 University of Maryland-College Park; College Park
• No. 107 Towson University; Towson
• No. 125 Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore
• No. 169 St Mary's College of Maryland; St. Mary's City
• No. 173 McDaniel College; Westminster
• No. 190 Salisbury University; Salisbury
• No. 303 Loyola University Maryland; Baltimore
• No. 366 University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Baltimore County
• No. 414 Washington College; Chestertown
• No. 531 Hood College; Frederick
• No. 567 — Bowie State University, Bowie
• No. 583 — Goucher College, Towson
• No. 655 — Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg
• No. 699 —Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore

Annually the magazine evaluates colleges based on quality, affordability and outcomes. Each category was weighted equally.

Money looked at data such as six-year graduation rates, amount of student debt and alumni salaries 10 years after graduation to identify colleges that best combine quality and affordability.

Read the full methodology behind the rankings from Money.

According to Money, these are the top 10 colleges that are the best for your money in America:

1. University of California, Irvine
2. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College, New York
3. Princeton University
4. University of California-Los Angeles
5. University of California-Davis
6. Stanford University
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9. University of California-San Diego
10. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

See the full rankings and read more about Money’s list, which included 744 colleges.

— By Patch editors Elizabeth Janney, Feroze Dhanoa

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