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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region

13 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$85,715 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 155 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,715 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their taxation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree taxation students.

Top 13 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation in the Great Lakes Region

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Walsh College
Troy, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Walsh College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, Michigan. It awarded 17 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Taxation at Walsh College

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 54 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Full DePaul University Taxation Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 21 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Taxation at University of Akron Main Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 11 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Taxation at Northern Illinois University

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Capital University
Columbus, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Full Capital University Taxation Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read full report on Taxation at UC

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Taxation at Eastern Michigan

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full IUPUI Taxation Report

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Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois

Benedictine University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Benedictine University Taxation Report

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UIUC Taxation Report

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Taxation at University of Toledo

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Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan

Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Taxation at Grand Valley State University

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Taxation at Wayne State University

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