by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 1,447 people earned their degree in taxation, making the major the 366th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 183 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in taxation. That schools that top this list have a program in taxation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walsh College landed the #1 spot on the list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, Michigan. It awarded 13 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 30 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital University landed the #5 spot on the list. Capital University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s taxation students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 5 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wayne State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Benedictine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine U is a small school located in Lisle, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Toledo landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Grand Valley State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Taxation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 0 masters’s taxation degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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