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2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
373 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 658 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,250 and $30,645 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 373 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in taxation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent taxation programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the taxation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The taxation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

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Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation in the Far Western US Region

#1

Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 119 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco also took the #2 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,705.

Read full report on Taxation at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Gonzaga is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 22 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree taxation students list, Gonzaga has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga are $17,675, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Gonzaga University Taxation Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

Read more about Taxation at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Taxation at California State University - Northridge

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 41 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Taxation Report

#6

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Portland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree taxation students list, Portland State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Portland State University Taxation Report

#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Taxation at San Jose State

California State University - Fullerton ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 23 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #9 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California State University - Fullerton Taxation Report

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read full report on Taxation at University of Southern California

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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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