by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 84 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,534 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taft University System. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Taft Law School is a small school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 8 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s taxation degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Taxation at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 10 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 1 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
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