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

8 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 170 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the taxation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Taxation in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 14 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi State Taxation Report

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

Full University of Mississippi Taxation Report

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 30 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482.

Read full report on Taxation at Florida Atlantic University

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. UNO is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNO, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Orleans Taxation Report

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s taxation degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree taxation students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at NUS Florida

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia 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.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia State University Taxation Report

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 16 masters’s taxation degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Taxation at The University of Alabama

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Taxation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220.

Read more about Taxation at University of Miami

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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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