These 11 Mass. colleges are in the top 100 in the country, Forbes says

Forbes' best college and university rankings are out — and Massachusetts took some of the top spots.

Eleven Massachusetts colleges placed in the top 100, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology taking first place.

This is in part because graduates of MIT earn a median salary of $110,200 three years after graduating and nearly all students return after their freshman year.

All of the colleges in the top 500 are those that offer "the best educational, financial and career outcomes for all students," according to Forbes.

Here are all of the Massachusetts schools that are part of the top 500, per Forbes:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#1)

• Harvard University (#6) 

• Williams College (#7) 

• Amherst College (#19) 

• Wellesley College (#29)

• Boston University (#45) 

• Boston College (54) 

• Tufts University (#58) 

• College of the Holy Cross (#74) 

• Smith College (#89) 

• Babson College (#95) 

• Northeastern University(#113) 

• Brandeis University (#117) 

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (#140) 

• University of Massachusetts, Amherst (#152) 

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute (#160) 

• Bentley University (#201)

• Mount Holyoke College (#237)

• Clark University (#263) 

• Wentworth Institute of Technology (#328) 

• University of Massachusetts Lowell (#348) 

• Massachusetts Maritime Academy (#356)

• Stonehill College (#365) 

• Emerson College (#410)

• Emmanuel College (#415)

• Wheaton College (#420)

• Berklee College of Music (#426)

• University of Massachusetts Boston (#444) 

• Assumption University (#455) 

• Simmons University (#459)

Forbes also published rankings for the top 25 public universities , 50 of the best colleges with fewer than 4,000 undergraduates , the top 24 colleges that offer the best return on investment and the 25 private colleges and universities with the most generous financial aid .

The outlet also published a "New Ivies" list , which names 10 public and private colleges that stand out to employers.

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