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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” 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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 56 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Nova Southeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 2 masters’s taxation 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%.
University of New Orleans ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 masters’s taxation degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Taxation Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees 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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