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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Taxation is the 201st most popular major in the country with 1,791 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, taxation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,745 and had an average of $30,201 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 94 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,300 and $26,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in taxation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality taxation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the taxation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 15 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Read full report on Taxation at CU - Boulder

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Taxation Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $19,022, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 24 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

Read more about Taxation at Idaho State University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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