2024 Best Taxation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Taxation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 59 master's degrees in taxation to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

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 colleges for taxation students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Colorado list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Taxation in Colorado

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in taxation.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Taxation

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

31 Annual Graduates

$67,750 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Denver if you want to pursue a master's degree in taxation. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the taxation program make around $67,750 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in taxation from University of Denver

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in taxation has to look into University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the city of Boulder.More information about a master’s in taxation from University of Colorado Boulder

3

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

10 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in taxation. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in taxation from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Best Taxation Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Taxation Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	164	24
Idaho	96	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Taxation

Taxation is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Taxation Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Taxation	59

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,554
Human Resource Management	518
Accounting	484
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	308
General Business/Commerce	234
Finance & Financial Management	215
Management Information Systems	82
Real Estate	68
Marketing	60
International Business	16

Notes and References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.