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2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 151 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality taxation programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at GVSU

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Taxation at Northern Illinois University

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Taxation at DePaul

#4

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capital University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Capital is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

Capital did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000.

Read full report on Taxation at Capital University

#5

Walsh College

Troy, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Troy, Michigan, and it awarded 12 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree taxation students list, Walsh has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walsh College are $13,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Walsh College Taxation Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at UC

#7

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Benedictine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lisle, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U also took the #7 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Taxation at Benedictine University

#8

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree taxation students list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at Eastern Michigan

#11 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #11 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at University of Akron Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at IUPUI

#11

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Taxation at Wayne State

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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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