Several thousand Marylanders will get financial relief under a settlement with the student loan servicer Navient that Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Thursday. The $1.85 billion settlement, which is joined by 39 attorneys general, is outlined in a consent order ...

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Graduates of the United States Naval Academy receive higher starting salaries than any other college in Maryland, averaging $75,000 a year after graduation. That is also fifth-best in the nation, according to a SmartAsset report. It may not be much of ...

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Maryland college students with student loans in the class of 2016 graduated with an average of $27,241 in debt, a report released Thursday found. That debt load put Maryland in the middle of the pack for the 50 states and ...

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The U.S. Department of Education has a new argument in its defense against allegations it is refusing to honor loan forgiveness commitments made through a program for attorneys engaged in public interest law: no one currently is eligible to apply. ...

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As tuition rises, Johns Hopkins University will offer its largest aid package in the school’s history, increasing total student aid by 9 percent to $99 million. The increase comes as part of what the university calls a commitment to meeting ...

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At least two different studies of possible ways to reduce the student loan burden of Maryland residents will move forward after lawmakers gave the proposals final approval on Monday, the last day of this year’s General Assembly session. One bill ...

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The student loan crisis in the United States has never been worse than it is now. By some estimates, student loan debt increases by $3,000 every second, and Americans now have more than $1 trillion in total student loan debt. ...

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Take a guess: What’s the most expensive college in the country? How much do you think that school charges for tuition, plus room and board?

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Future students in the University System of Maryland might be required to complete a workshop or class about student loan debt before their freshman year or at some other point after enrolling.

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SeekingArrangement.com — another website that helps gold-digging Sugar Babies hook up with deep-pocketed Sugar Daddies — has released its annual “Top 20 Fastest Growing Sugar Baby Schools” list, and Towson University clocked in at No. 44, while the University of Maryland, College Park, placed No. 71.

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