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2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 170 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,767 and $45,688 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality taxation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the taxation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Taxation at Mississippi State

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 41 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099.

Read full report on Taxation at University of Mississippi

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Taxation at Florida Atlantic University

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #8 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Taxation at University of New Orleans

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Taxation at NUS Florida

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree taxation students list, Georgia State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia State Taxation Report

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.

UA also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at The University of Alabama

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 18 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

Full University of Miami Taxation Report

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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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