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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation in California

6 Ranked Colleges
284 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master's in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Taxation is the 325th most popular major in the country with 1,791 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 558 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 284 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in taxation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great taxation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the taxation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree taxation students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation in California

#1

Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 119 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,705, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Taxation at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 16 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Taxation at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California list. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 28 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Taxation at CSUN

#4

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790.

Full San Jose State University Taxation Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California list. California State University - Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 23 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Taxation at California State University - Fullerton

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in California list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 64 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Taxation at USC

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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