If you plan on getting your master's degree in taxation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #95 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Taxation Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 22 master's degrees in taxation to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on taxation students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other taxation students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for taxation to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized taxation related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for taxation students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Taxation Master's Degree Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Taxation in Michigan
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in taxation.
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in taxation needs to take a look at Walsh College. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the taxation program state that they receive average early career income of $71,543.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.