by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Illinois, there were 65 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $100,082 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in taxation.
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The taxation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 54 ’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 0 ’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in Illinois. Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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