by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 139 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,012 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 17 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s taxation degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
University of New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region list. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #8, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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