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In 2020-2021, 1,547 people earned their degree in taxation, making the major the 220th most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 412 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,595 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 393 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. That schools that top this list have a program in taxation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree taxation students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goldey - Beacom College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baruch is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 112 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 60 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Old Westbury. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Robert Morris University landed the #5 spot on the list. RMU is a small school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St John’s University - New York landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St John’s University - New York is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 33 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Yeshiva University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 15 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
University of Baltimore ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UB is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 7 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University at Albany did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 30 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Pace University - New York landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hofstra University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified 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%.
Le Moyne College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LeMoyne is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fordham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Fordham University is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
American University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Temple University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
LIU Post ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Widener University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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