For the third consecutive year, Manhattan College is included among the top 100 colleges and universities in the Northeast and the top 10 Catholic schools recognized on the list of Forbes Best Value Colleges 2018: 300 Schools Worth the Investment.
The Forbes study ranked 300 colleges and universities across the country to “help students and their families evaluate the likely return on their investment.” Manhattan College has consistently been nationally recognized as a top school in return on investment with a strong job placement rate, preparing graduates for successful careers at international companies like IBM, Google, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo.
Forbes notes that Manhattan College’s “close proximity to Manhattan also encourages work experience at companies such Bank of America and L’Oreal - 75% of students partake in an internship while in school.”
The 2018 Forbes Best Value College ranking indexes schools that deliver the best bang for the tuition buck based on net price of tuition, net debt, alumni earnings, timely graduation, school quality and access for low-income students. Forbes used data collected from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and PayScale, the world's largest salary database.