These are the Bay State’s best colleges, according to Forbes

Education

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.

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.

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

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