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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in taxation. To top this list, a school must have a successful taxation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 ’s 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walsh College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region. Walsh College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 21 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s taxation degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s taxation degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Stark State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 4 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Capital University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 1 ’s taxation degrees 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%.
University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
Benedictine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Benedictine U is a small school located in Lisle, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
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