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2023 Best Value Colleges for Taxation in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Taxation Schools 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Taxation is the 220th most popular major in the country with 1,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, taxation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,471 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 139 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,012 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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 in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Taxation in the Southeast Region

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

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 in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 13 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,122 for southeast region taxation students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Taxation at Mississippi State

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 56 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mississippi is $12,161 for Southeast Region Taxation students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Mississippi Taxation Report

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s taxation degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Atlantic University is $10,735 for southeast region taxation students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Taxation at Florida Atlantic University

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 17 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

UA also made our “Best Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,917 for southeast region taxation students per year to attend UA.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Taxation at The University of Alabama

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 2 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

NUS Florida also took the #6 spot in our “Best Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nova Southeastern University is $25,833 for southeast region taxation students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Taxation at NUS Florida

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 13 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Taxation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State University is $17,242 for southeast region taxation students.

Full Georgia State Taxation Report

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