{"id":5043,"date":"2015-07-14T11:55:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T15:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/about\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2015-10-23T09:36:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T13:36:54","slug":"maine-maritime-academy-ranked-1-best-public-college-and-8-overall-on-money-best-colleges-list-2015-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/about\/press-releases\/maine-maritime-academy-ranked-1-best-public-college-and-8-overall-on-money-best-colleges-list-2015-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Maritime Academy Ranked #1 Best Public College and #8 Overall on MONEY Best College\u2019s List 2015-2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Castine, Maine\u2014Maine Maritime Academy ranked #8 overall on MONEY magazine\u2019s list of Best Colleges in America for Your Money released yesterday. The rankings are, according to MONEY, \u201c\u2026a value ranking that evaluates colleges on measures of educational quality, affordability, and career earnings to help families find great schools that are truly worth the investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

In MONEY\u2019s related Best Colleges lists, Maine Maritime Academy also earned top ratings: #1 in the 50 Best Public Colleges (highest ranked public colleges and universities on the MONEY Best Colleges list) and #7 in the 50 Colleges That Add the Most Value (schools that best help students exceed expectations).<\/p>\n

“We are pleased that the Academy ranks so high in educational quality, affordability, and positive outcomes for our graduates,” said Dr. William J. Brennan, President of Maine Maritime Academy. “We strive to deliver in all three of those areas, all of which have lasting positive benefits throughout our graduates’ lives and careers.”<\/p>\n

The Best Colleges list<\/a> is the result of in-depth review, research and analysis of 736 institutions on 21 factors in the three categories. More methodology information is available at: https:\/\/best-colleges.time.com\/money\/ranking-methodology<\/p>\n

Maine Maritime Academy is a co-educational, public college on the coast of Maine offering 18 degree programs in engineering, management, science, and transportation. The college serves approximately 975 undergraduate and graduate students in career-oriented programs of study. Maine Maritime Academy was ranked the #1 Best Public College on MONEY magazine\u2019s Best Colleges list released in August of 2014. The college\u2019s job placement rate is in excess of 90 percent within 90 days of graduation. For more information, visit mainemaritime.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Castine, Maine\u2014Maine Maritime Academy ranked #8 overall on MONEY magazine\u2019s list of Best Colleges in America for Your Money released yesterday. 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